Heroes Die Young (1960)
76 min
Eight American soldiers, commanded by Lt. Eason, are chosen to infiltrate the Ploesti oil field in order to set signal fires to guide Allied bombers to Germany's most closely guarded target of the war. When landing in Roumania, they are supposed to be met by a partisan as their guide, but he has been killed by an Allied air-raid, and they are met instead by his daughter Nitza, who is very hostile to the Americans as she blames them for the death of her father. As they make their way to the oil field, Nitza and Manjack fall in love. He is killed in a skirmish with German troops and, as a dying wish, asks Nitza to continue with the group and help them with their mission. She does, the signal fires are set and Ploesti is destroyed.
- Release date
- May 22, 1960
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Erika Peters as Nitza
- Scott Borland as Manjack
- Robert Getz as Hoofer
- Roger Browne as Mule
- James Strother as Lt. Easton
- Malcolm Smith as Sgt. Phelps
- Don Joslyn as Swietzer
- Arthur Tenen as Wilson
- Chick Bilyeu as Col. Banners
- Jack Card as Sayer
Crew
- Gerald Shepard · Director
- Gerald Shepard · Writer
- Frank Russell · Producer
- Gerald Shepard · Producer
- Al Pellegrini · Composer
- Glen R. Smith · Cinematographer
- Henry DeMond · Editor