| Hell to Eternity | |
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| Directed by | Phil Karlson |
| Screenplay by |
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| Story by | Gil Doud |
| Produced by | Irving H. Levin |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Burnett Guffey |
| Edited by | |
| Music by | Leith Stevens |
Production company | Atlantic Pictures |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 131 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $800,000[1] |
| Box office | $2,800,000 (US/Canada)[2] |
Hell to Eternity is a 1960 American World War II film starring Jeffrey Hunter, David Janssen, Vic Damone and Patricia Owens, directed by Phil Karlson. This film biopic is about the true experiences of Marine hero Pfc. Guy Gabaldon (played by Hunter), a Los Angeles Hispanic boy raised in the 1930s by a Japanese American foster family, and his heroic actions during the Battle of Saipan. Sessue Hayakawa played the role of Japanese commander at Saipan.[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
philwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Rental Potentials of 1960", Variety, 4 January 1961 p 47. Figures are rentals as opposed to total gross.
- ^ Films and Filming. Vol. 7. Hansom Books. 1960. p. 43.