Film · Drama, War
Hell to Eternity (1960)
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.
- Director
- Phil Karlson
- Writers
- Ted Sherdeman, Walter Roeber Schmidt, Gil Doud
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Release date
- August 1, 1960
Hell to Eternity was released on August 1, 1960. Where to watch in United States: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube (rent or buy).
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Hell to Eternity cast
Jeffrey HunterGuy Gabaldon
David JanssenSgt, Bill Hazen
Sessue HayakawaGeneral Matsui
Vic DamoneCpl. Pete Lewis
George TakeiGeorge Une
Reiko SatoFamika
Patricia OwensSheila Lincoln
Richard EyerGuy - as a Boy
John LarchCapt. Schwabe
Bill WilliamsLeonard
Michi KobiSono- George ShibataKaz Une
- Richard GardnerPolaski
Miiko TakaEster
