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Hell Is for Heroes (1962)

World War II drama where the action centers around a single maneuver by a squad of GIs in retaliation against the force of the German Siegfried line. Reese joins a group of weary GIs unexpectedly ordered back into the line when on their way to a rest area. While most of the men withdraw from their positions facing a German pillbox at the far side of a mine-field, half a dozen men are left to protect a wide front. By various ruses, they manage to convince the Germans that a large force is still holding the position. Then Reese leads two of the men in an unauthorized and unsuccessful attack on the pillbox, in which the other two are killed; and when the main platoon returns, he is threatened with court-martial. Rather that face the disgrace, and in an attempt to show he was right, he makes a one-man attack on the pillbox.

  • War

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Steve McQueenSteve McQueenPvt. John Reese
  • Photo of Bobby DarinBobby DarinPvt. Dave 'J.J.' Corby
  • Photo of Fess ParkerFess ParkerSgt. Bill Pike
  • Photo of Harry GuardinoHarry GuardinoSgt. Jim Larkin
  • Photo of James CoburnJames CoburnCpl. Frank Henshaw
  • Photo of Mike KellinMike KellinPvt. Stan Kolinsky
  • Photo of Joseph HooverJoseph HooverCapt. Roger Loomis
  • Photo of Bill MullikinBill MullikinPvt. Joe Cumberly
  • Photo of L.Q. JonesL.Q. JonesSupply Sgt. Frazer
  • Photo of Michele MontauMichele MontauMonique Ouidel

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