Hell to Eternity

Directed by Phil Karlson
Not Rated
1960    2h 11mWar, Drama,
6.983%44%6.3
True-life story of Guy Gabaldon, a Los Angeles Hispanic boy raised in the 1930s by a Japanese-American foster family. Later, during the war, as his foster parents are interned at a camp for Japanese Americans, Gabaldon's ability to speak Japanese helps him become a lone-operating Marine hero. During the bloody capture of the island of Saipan, he convinces 800 Japanese to surrender after their general commits suicide.
  • 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 Boy
  • John LarchCapt. Schwabe
  • Bill WilliamsLeonard
  • Michi KobiSono
  • George ShibataKaz Une
  • Richard GardnerPolaski
  • Phil KarlsonDirector
  • Ted SherdemanScreenplay
  • Walter Roeber SchmidtScreenplay
  • Irving H. LevinProducer
  • Burnett GuffeyDirector Of Photography
  • Roy V. LivingstonEditor
  • Leith StevensOriginal Music Composer

Hell to Eternity Ratings & Reviews

  • Mister ArnMay 17, 2025
    Heavy-handed morality play, but it's still worth watching.

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Hell to Eternity Trivia

Hell to Eternity was released on August 1, 1960.

Hell to Eternity was directed by Phil Karlson.

Hell to Eternity has a runtime of 2h 11m.

Hell to Eternity was produced by Irving H. Levin.

The key characters in Hell to Eternity are Guy Gabaldon (Jeffrey Hunter), Sgt, Bill Hazen (David Janssen), General Matsui (Sessue Hayakawa).

Hell to Eternity is rated Not Rated.

Hell to Eternity is a War, Drama, Biography film.

Hell to Eternity has an audience rating of 4.4 out of 10.

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