Hell Is for Heroes
Hell Is for Heroes

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- 69/100 based on 7,272 votes
  • Released: 1962
  • Runtime: 90 mins
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  • Studio: Paramount Pictures
  • Genres: War

World War II drama where the action centers around a single maneuver by a squad of GIs in retaliation against the force of the German Siegfried line. Reese joins a group of weary GIs unexpectedly ordered back into the line when on their way to a rest area. While most of the men withdraw from their positions facing a German pillbox at the far side of a mine-field, half a dozen men are left to protect a wide front. By various ruses, they manage to convince the Germans that a la... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Hell Is for Heroes:

Steve McQueen
Bobby Darin
Fess Parker
Harry Guardino
James Coburn
Mike Kellin

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World War II drama where the action centers around a single maneuver by a squad of GIs in retaliation against the force of the German Siegfried line. Reese joins a group of weary GIs unexpectedly ordered back into the line when on their way to a rest area. While most of the men withdraw from their positions facing a German pillbox at the far side of a mine-field, half a dozen men are left to protect a wide front. By various ruses, they manage to convince the Germans that a large force is still holding the position. Then Reese leads two of the men in an unauthorized and unsuccessful attack on the pillbox, in which the other two are killed; and when the main platoon returns, he is threatened with court-martial. Rather than face the disgrace, and in an attempt to show he was right, he makes a one-man attack on the pillbox.

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USA Today - 8/10 by Mike ClarkSiegel avoids the cliches of the butterflies-and-brotherhood school (cf All Quiet on the Western Front), opting instead for a study of the brutalizing power of sanctioned violence.
Ozus' World Movie Reviews - 6/10 by Dennis SchwartzA fairly-routine WW11 action-packed film.
User Review - 10/10 by Stuart BLove this film! Not a big Mcqueen fan but saw this and thought he was superb. Hell is for Heroes should be shown instead of The Great Escape any day. Enough said.
User Review - 10/10 by Black SIf I had to pick a favorite war movie this one would edge out The Devil's Brigade and Saving Private Ryan if only for McQueen's performance. His character Reese was, I believe, the prototype for the embittered soldier hero that you saw in subsequent war movies like Saving Private Ryan. I also happen to be of the opinion that his Reese was the basis for the Hicks character in Aliens.
User Review - 10/10 by Kate OAmazing WWII movie! Shows some amazing tatics, and the pillbox scene was great!
User Review - 10/10 by Matt WSteve McQueen in one of his greatest roles.
User Review - 10/10 by craig mthis is an awesome old b&w movie. one of my faves
User Review - 10/10 by Pierre VOne of the Best War movies, showing a realistic view of combat.
User Review - 10/10 by Van RActor Steve McQueen plays the least charismatic character of his entire career in the concisely-made, Don Siegel directed, 90-minute World War II movie HELL IS FOR HEROES, a first-rate, uncompromising anti-war movie about sacrifice and redemption set on the dangerous Siegfried Line in the winter of 1944. A woebegone squad of six rugged G.I.s find themselves stretched perilously thin to defend a front for 48 hours against a numerically superior German enemy until reinforcements arrives. Fess Parker, Bobby Darin, James Coburn, Harry Guardino, L.Q. Jones, Nick Adams, and first-time actor Bob Newhart co-star in this grim, realistic, virtually all-male combat thriller. Indeed, there is one woman at the outset who operates a bar. Apart from her, no other females appear in this serious, no-nonsense, but heavily ironic yarn. Our heroes must convince the enemy that they are 600 rather than a mere six.The production designers deserve applause for their fabulous job of recreating the Type 10 bunkers of the Limes Programme that cover the enemy front as well as the tank teeth that constituted part of the line. War films by 1962 were steadily growing more and more cynical, and HELL IS FOR HEROES contains cynical characters. The wise-cracking G.I.s of World War II era movies were overshadowed here by cantankerous, paranoid soldiers not about looting a church or espousing atheism. Although color films were the standard, Siegel shot HELL IS FOR HEROES in black and white and the choice is appropriate for the unglamorous subject matter. Like many World War II movies, the focus is on the grubby guys on the battlefront and Steve McQueenâ??s Reese is a perfect example. The unshaven, less-than-fortunate protagonist has wrecked a jeep, basically cracked up, been demoted, but he remains a brave, willing soldier who has a difficult time recognizing, much less accommodating authority whether the authority figure is an enlisted man or an officer. McQueen clashed with BATTLEGROUND cenarist Robert Pirosh, a World War II veteran and later creater of the ABC-TV classic COMBAT!, who had been initially hired to direct. Don Siegel replaced him, but Siegel and McQueen had their share of spats. Reportedly, McQueen sought to enhance the lonely character of his anti-social hero by refusing to fraternize with the cast. Neither McQueen nor Darin were on friendly terms during the production.
User Review - 10/10 by Pepper WOne of the best war movies ever! This movie has an all star cast, great story and plenty of action. The music 'opening score' by Leonard Roseman is 'on target'. There's no CGI or any other special effects, just raw talent handling a real life situation. A MUST SEE!

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