Directed by:
Don SiegelCinematography:
Harold LipsteinComposer:
Leonard RosenmanCast:
Steve McQueen, Bobby Darin, Fess Parker, Harry Guardino, James Coburn, Bob Newhart, Mike Kellin, L.Q. Jones, Michele Montau, Nick Adams, Robert Phillips (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
HELL IS FOR HEROES stars Steve McQueen as the rebellious G.I. John Reese. In the fall of 1944, he's busted from staff sergeant back to private for drunkenness and is sent back to his former outfit, currently stationed near the Siegfried Line in Montigny. Reese's bitterness about his demotion isolates him from the rest of the squad, although they've observed his courage under fire in previous combat missions. When the unit is assigned to defend an area facing a German pillbox, Reese's skills become evident. He advises squad leader Sgt. Larkin (Harry Guardino) on a ruse that creates the illusion that their unit is much larger than it is, temporarily deflecting an attack. The squad has been ordered to simply hold their ground, but believing it's only a matter of time before the Germans discover that they've been deceived, Reese leads an attack on the pillbox. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Steve McQueen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268052_806e3e.jpg)
Steve McQueen
USA
Best movies:
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Papillon (1973)
The Great Escape (1963)
![Bobby Darin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/354/158354495_b4895b.jpg)
Bobby Darin
USA
Best movies:
Pressure Point (1962)
Come September (1961)
If a Man Answers (1962)
![Fess Parker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280941_2c97cb.jpg)
Fess Parker
USA
Best movies:
Harvey (1950)
The Jayhawkers (1959)
The Hangman (1959)
![Harry Guardino](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280711_e60e94.jpg)
Harry Guardino
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Dirty Harry (1971)
The Court Jester (1955)
![James Coburn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/420/164420268_8dc678.png)
James Coburn
USA
Best movies:
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
The Great Escape (1963)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
![Bob Newhart](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/444/444294_aeef78.jpg)
Bob Newhart
USA
Best movies:
Catch-22 (1970)
Hot Millions (1968)
Five (2011) (TV movie)
![Mike Kellin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/335/160335596_a81568.jpg)
Mike Kellin
USA
Best movies:
Midnight Express (1978)
The Incident (1967)
The Boston Strangler (1968)
![L.Q. Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270459_0fc508.jpg)
L.Q. Jones
USA
Best movies:
Casino (1995)
The Sacketts (1979) (TV movie)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
![Michele Montau](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/335/160335591_42003f.jpg)
Michele Montau
Best movies:
Airport (1970)
Advise and Consent (1962)
Hell Is for Heroes (1962)
![Nick Adams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/838/164838571_895eec.jpg)
Nick Adams
USA
Best movies:
Teacher's Pet (1958)
Giant (1956)
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
![Robert Phillips](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/165/160165549_8cc401.jpg)
Robert Phillips
USA
Best movies:
The Dirty Dozen (1967)
Cry Freedom (1987)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
![Don Haggerty](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/873/159873683_fe51d0.jpg)
Don Haggerty
USA
Best movies:
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Dirty Harry (1971)
The Desperate Hours (1955)
![Joseph Hoover](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/385/161385615_4b6e13.jpg)
Joseph Hoover
USA
Best movies:
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Hell Is for Heroes (1962)
Stagecoach (1966)
![Bill Mullikin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/385/161385634_97b637.jpg)
Bill Mullikin
USA
Best movies:
Hell Is for Heroes (1962)
![Stephen Ferry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/385/161385639_92f363.jpg)
Stephen Ferry
USA
Best movies:
The Wild Bunch (1969)
The Sand Pebbles (1966)
Hell Is for Heroes (1962)
![Chuck Hicks](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/631/163631508_4f5833.jpg)
Chuck Hicks
USA
Best movies:
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Raging Bull (1980)
Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
Fred Cavens
Belgium
Best movies:
The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
The Iron Mask (1929)
The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)
James Turley
Best movies:
Columbo: Ransom for a Dead Man (1971) (TV movie)
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Hell Is for Heroes (1962)