Hell to Eternity
1960, Film, 131 min, Biography, Drama, War, English, United States, MoviePedia score 65
The Marines' Battle Cry of the South Pacific!
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.
Directed by Phil Karlson
Cast
- Jeffrey Hunter as Guy Gabaldon
- David Janssen as Sgt. Bill Hazen
- Vic Damone as Cpl. Pete Lewis
- Patricia Owens as Sheila Lincoln
- Richard Eyer as Guy as a Boy
- John Larch as Capt. Schwabe
- Bill Williams as Leonard
- Michi Kobi as Sono
- George Shibata as Kaz Une
- Reiko Sato as Famika
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