Hell to Eternity (1960)
The Marines' Battle Cry of the South Pacific!
131 min
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.
- Release date
- August 1, 1960
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $800,000
Trailer
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
Crew
- Phil Karlson · Director
- Ted Sherdeman · Writer
- Walter Roeber Schmidt · Writer
- Gil Doud · Writer
- Irving H. Levin · Producer
- Leith Stevens · Composer
- Burnett Guffey · Cinematographer
- Roy V. Livingston · Editor
- George White · Editor