Drama War

Hell to Eternity (1960)

Name: Hell to Eternity
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1960-08-01
Duration: 131 min
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Jeffrey Hunter, David Janssen, Sessue Hayakawa, Vic Damone, George Takei

"The Marines' Battle Cry of the South Pacific!"

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2h 11m English Released

Director: Phil Karlson

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.