Hell to Eternity
# The Marines' Battle Cry of the South Pacific!
π Overview:
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.
π΅ Budget: USD
800,000
π Languages Available:
Spanish
,
English
,
Japanese
π Date Released:
1960-08-01
β Running Time:
131 mins
β Vote Average:
6.6
Beloved Cast
Guy Gabaldon
Jeffrey Hunter
Sgt, Bill Hazen
David Janssen
General Matsui
Sessue Hayakawa
Cpl. Pete Lewis
Vic Damone
George Une
George Takei
Famika
Reiko Sato
Sheila Lincoln
Patricia Owens
Guy - as a Boy
Richard Eyer
Capt. Schwabe
John Larch
Leonard
Bill Williams
Sono
Michi Kobi
Kaz Une
George Shibata
Polaski
Richard Gardner