Movie·1960·2h 11m
Hell to Eternity
The Marines' Battle Cry of the South Pacific!
Directed By
Phil Karlson
Country
United States of America
Language
Spanish
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The Story
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.
Written By
Ted Sherdeman, Walter Roeber Schmidt
Producer
Irving H. Levin
Cinematography
Burnett Guffey
Music
Leith Stevens
Editor
Roy V. Livingston
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
19 votes
Where to watch
Region: US
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// cast
Cast
Jeffrey Hunter
Guy Gabaldon
David Janssen
Sgt, Bill Hazen
Sessue Hayakawa
General Matsui
Vic Damone
Cpl. Pete Lewis
George Takei
George Une
Reiko Sato
Famika
Patricia Owens
Sheila Lincoln
Richard Eyer
Guy - as a Boy
John Larch
Capt. Schwabe
Bill Williams
Leonard
Michi Kobi
Sono
George Shibata
Kaz Une
Richard Gardner
Polaski
// crew
Crew
Leith Stevens
Original Music Composer
Roy V. Livingston
Editor
Phil Karlson
Director
Ted Sherdeman
Screenplay
Walter Roeber Schmidt
Screenplay
Irving H. Levin
Producer
Gil Doud
Story
Burnett Guffey
Director of Photography
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