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Hell is for Heroes
UNITED STATES · 1962

Hell is for Heroes

Don Siegel
World War II Military combat Siegfried Line Squad warfare Sacrifice and duty
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Synopsis

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 prote

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