Hell Is for Heroes (1962)
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.
Director:
Don Siegel
Writers:
Robert Pirosh, Richard Carr.
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Steve McQueen as Pvt. John Reese |
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Bobby Darin as Pvt. Dave 'J.J.' Corby |
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Fess Parker as Sgt. Bill Pike |
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Harry Guardino as Sgt. Jim Larkin |
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James Coburn as Cpl. Frank Henshaw |
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Mike Kellin as Pvt. Stan Kolinsky |
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Joseph Hoover as Capt. Roger Loomis |
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Bill Mullikin as Pvt. Joe Cumberly |
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L.Q. Jones as Supply Sgt. Frazer |
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Michele Montau as Monique Ouidel |
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Don Haggerty as Capt. Mace |
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Nick Adams as Homer Janeczek |
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Bob Newhart as Pvt. James E. Driscoll |
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Stephen Ferry as Sgt. Morgan |
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Simon Prescott as Thomas |
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Robert Phillips as Jeep driver |
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Richard Adams as Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Guy Way as Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Fred Cavens as Old Man (uncredited) |
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Louis J. Gasnier as Old Man (uncredited) |
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Chuck Hicks as Wounded Prisoner (uncredited) |
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Tipp McClure as German Prisoner (uncredited) |
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Fred Ross as Sergeant (uncredited) |
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Glenn Stensel as Medic (uncredited) |
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James Turley as Corporal (uncredited) |
| Directing | Don Siegel | Director |
| Production | Henry Blanke | Producer |
| Writing | Robert Pirosh | Screenplay |
| Art | Howard Richmond | Art Direction |
| Sound | Leonard Rosenman | Original Music Composer |
| Visual Effects | John P. Fulton | Visual Effects |
| Art | Robert R. Benton | Set Decoration |
| Art | Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Art | Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Howard A. Smith | Editor |
| Camera | Harold Lipstein | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Loren Janes | Stunt Double |
| Camera | Art Say | Still Photographer |
| Sound | John Wilkinson | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Directing | William McGarry | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Philip Mitchell | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Richard Carr | Screenplay |
| Writing | Robert Pirosh | Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gary Morris | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | James A. Rosenberger | Assistant Director |
| Art | Gene Lauritzen | Construction Coordinator |
| Crew | Richard Parker | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Vince Deadrick Sr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Richard Elmore | Stunts |
| Crew | Fritz Ford | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Chuck Hicks | Stunts |
| Crew | David Perna | Stunts |
| Crew | Guy Way | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Jesse Wayne | Stunts |
| Sound | Larry Bunker | Musician |
| Sound | Mahlon Clark | Musician |
| Sound | Bob DiVall | Musician |
| Sound | Norman Herzburg | Musician |
| Sound | William Kraft | Musician |
| Sound | Edgar Lustgarten | Musician |
| Sound | Shelly Manne | Musician |
| Sound | Leonard Rosenman | Conductor |
