🎬 Drama, War

Hell to Eternity

"The Marines' Battle Cry of the South Pacific!"

⭐ 6.4/10 1960 2h 11m Dir. Phil Karlson

About this movie

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.

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Year
1960
Runtime
2h 11m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.4/10
Votes
20
Genre
Drama, War
Director
Language
EN
Budget
$0.8M

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎭 War 🎬 Phil Karlson 👤 Jeffrey Hunter 👤 David Janssen 👤 Sessue Hayakawa
world war ii biography u.s. marine

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Hell to Eternity has a runtime of 2h 11m (2 hours and 11 minutes).
Hell to Eternity was directed by Phil Karlson and released in 1960.
Hell to Eternity is a Drama, War film (1960).
The cast of Hell to Eternity includes Jeffrey Hunter, David Janssen, Sessue Hayakawa, Vic Damone, George Takei.
Hell to Eternity has a TMDB rating of 6.4/10 based on 20 votes.

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