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
• 131 min
• Genres
• Drama, War
• Director
• Phil Karlson

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