Hell Is for Heroes (1962)

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 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 that face the disgrace, and in an attempt to show he was right, he makes a one-man attack on the pillbox.

Cast

Pvt. John Reese
Pvt. Dave 'J.J.' Corby
Capt. Mace
Homer Janeczek
Pvt. James E. Driscoll
Sgt. Morgan
Jeep driver
Sergeant (uncredited)
Sergeant (uncredited)
Old Man (uncredited)
Old Man (uncredited)
Sgt. Bill Pike
Wounded Prisoner (uncredited)
German Prisoner (uncredited)
Sergeant (uncredited)
Medic (uncredited)
Corporal (uncredited)
Sgt. Jim Larkin
Cpl. Frank Henshaw
Pvt. Stan Kolinsky
Capt. Roger Loomis
Pvt. Joe Cumberly
Supply Sgt. Frazer
Monique Ouidel

Crew

Director
Original Music Composer
Art Direction
Art Direction
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Visual Effects
Director of Photography
Still Photographer
Makeup Supervisor
Assistant Director
Sound Recordist
Sound Recordist
Stunt Double
Screenplay
Makeup Artist
Assistant Director
Construction Coordinator
Special Effects Coordinator
Stunt Double
Stunt Coordinator