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Hell Is for Heroes

Don Siegel
USA
Synopsis
Reese, a rebellious former sergeant demoted for drunken behaviour, is sent back to his small, exhausted infantry squad which is unexpectedly ordered back to the front, to the Siegfried line. There they have to defend the area facing a German pillbox. They use various ruses to trick the enemy into thinking that they are a much larger force, until a German patrol discovers the truth.
Director
Don Siegel
Screenplay
Robert Piroch, Richard Carr
Photography
Harold Lipstein
Edition
Howard Smith
Music
Leonard Rosenman
Cast
Steve McQueen, Bobby Darin, Fess Parker, Harry Guardino, Nick Adams
Running Time
90 m.
Country
USA
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