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2h 11m

Hell to Eternity (1960)

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.

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Phil Karlson

Director

Walter Roeber Schmidt

Screenplay

Cast

Jeffrey Hunter

Guy Gabaldon

David Janssen

Sgt, Bill Hazen

Sessue Hayakawa

General Matsui

Vic Damone

Cpl. Pete Lewis

George Takei

George Une

Reiko Sato

Famika

Patricia Owens

Sheila Lincoln

Richard Eyer

Guy - as a Boy

John Larch

Capt. Schwabe

Bill Williams

Leonard

Michi Kobi

Sono

George Shibata

Kaz Une

Jeffrey Hunter

Guy Gabaldon

David Janssen

Sgt, Bill Hazen

Sessue Hayakawa

General Matsui

Vic Damone

Cpl. Pete Lewis

George Takei

George Une

Reiko Sato

Famika

Patricia Owens

Sheila Lincoln

Richard Eyer

Guy - as a Boy

John Larch

Capt. Schwabe

Bill Williams

Leonard

Michi Kobi

Sono

George Shibata

Kaz Une

Extra

Release Date

August 1, 1960

Original Language

Spanish, English, Japanese

Budget

$800,000.00

Production Company

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