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Hell to Eternity (1960)

Based on the story about Guy Gabaldon, a Los Angeles Hispanic boy raised in the 1930s by a Japanese-American foster family. After Pearl Harbor, his foster family is interned at the Manzanar camp for Japanese Americans, while he enlists in the Marines, where his ability to speak Japanese becomes a vital asset. During the Battle of Saipan, he convinces 800 Japanese to surrender after their general commits suicide.

  • Drama
  • War

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Jeffrey HunterJeffrey HunterGuy Gabaldon
  • Photo of David JanssenDavid JanssenSgt, Bill Hazen
  • Photo of Sessue HayakawaSessue HayakawaGeneral Matsui
  • Photo of Vic DamoneVic DamoneCpl. Pete Lewis
  • Photo of George TakeiGeorge TakeiGeorge Une
  • Photo of Reiko SatoReiko SatoFamika
  • Photo of Patricia OwensPatricia OwensSheila Lincoln
  • Photo of Richard EyerRichard EyerGuy - as a Boy
  • Photo of John LarchJohn LarchCapt. Schwabe
  • Photo of Bill WilliamsBill WilliamsLeonard

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