MOVIE · 1960
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.
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Hell to Eternity
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Story
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.
CAST
Featured cast
Jeffrey HunterGuy Gabaldon
David JanssenSgt, Bill Hazen
Sessue HayakawaGeneral Matsui
Vic DamoneCpl. Pete Lewis
George TakeiGeorge Une
Reiko SatoFamika
Patricia OwensSheila Lincoln
Richard EyerGuy - as a BoyMORE TO EXPLORE
