Hell to Eternity

1960 2h 11m ★6.3

Hell to Eternity

“The Marines' Battle Cry of the South Pacific!”

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.

Release Date August 1, 1960
Runtime 2h 11m
Language English
Director Phil Karlson
Category Drama, War
Rating 6.3 / 10 (TMDb)
Year 1960
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