12
1968    2 Std., 1 Min.Action, Adventure
6.513%74%6.3
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Feuerspezialist Chance Buckman aus Houston, Texas, löscht mit seiner Mannschaft aus Spezialisten brennende Ölfelder auf der ganzen Welt. Bei einem Ölquellenbrand in Venezuela hat das Team einen der gefährlichsten Aufträge zu absolvieren - unter anderem gerät es dabei auch noch unter Beschuss von Guerillas. Nach einer dabei davongetragenen schweren Verletzung kommen jedoch glücklicherweise die Familienverhältnisse von Buckman wieder in Ordnung.
Regie Andrew V. McLaglen
  • John WayneChance Buckman
  • Katharine RossTish Buckman
  • Jim HuttonGreg Parker
  • Vera MilesMadelyn Buckman
  • Jay C. FlippenJack Lomax
  • Bruce CabotJoe Horn
  • Edward FaulknerGeorge Harris
  • Edmund HashimColonel Valdez
  • Barbara StuartIrene Foster
  • Valentin de VargasAmal Bokru
  • Frances ChungMadame Loo
  • Alberto MorinGeneral Lopez
  • Alan CaillouHarry York
  • Laraine StephensHelen Meadows
  • John AldersonJim Hatch
  • Lal Chand MehraDr. Songla
  • Rudy DiazZamora
  • Bebe LouieGumdrop
  • Chris ChandlerHouston TV Reporter
  • William Hardy
  • Chris11. Dezember 2025
    Always a great watch.
  • Mister Arn12. Juni 2025
    “Hellfighters” is a rare non-Western for John Wayne, though they still slip him into a cowboy hat now and then. It’s a melodrama where oil fires bring the action, but the pacing drags, especially through the forced romance and family drama that never quite land. Wayne feels miscast in the love story, a bit too old for the part they gave him. If you're working your way through his catalog, it's worth a look, but otherwise, it's easily forgotten.
  • flavo4322. November 2025
    Hellfighters isn’t a great film by John Wayne standards, and it’s certainly not what he’s most famous for, but I still find it oddly enjoyable. What makes it interesting is the unique subject matter: specialist firefighters who risk their lives putting out massive oil well fires. Even when the script wobbles, the core idea remains fascinating, and the action scenes around the towering flames are genuinely compelling. The character Wayne plays is based on a real, extraordinary man who accomplished an incredible feat in this dangerous line of work, and the movie does try—if somewhat loosely—to honour that. Around this, you get the usual Hollywood trimmings: family drama, romantic subplots, and a bit of cornball dialogue thrown in for good measure. It’s dated and uneven, but as a glimpse into a rarely depicted profession, Hellfighters has enough charm and spectacle to be worth a watch, especially for Wayne completists.

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