Tuesday, 9 October 2012

On the line


Hell is for Heroes (1962)

Directed by Don Siegel this film stars Steve McQueen, Bobby Darin and Fess Parker. A small group of American soldiers are left to defend a long stretch of the front during World War 2.

The plot of this film is a fairly standard tale of war weary soldiers towards the end of the war with some anti war sentiments that are expressed in a number of similar films. Despite reported budget problems the film does not look too bad, being in black and white certainly helps for the large amount of night scenes. As always Steve McQueen is a good performance in the central role and James Coburn has a supporting role.

3/5

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