Hell to Eternity (1960) DVD9 - Jeffery Hunter Classic War Drama

2014.04.05


Hell to Eternity (1960) DVD9 - Jeffery Hunter Classic War Drama [DDR]

Hell to Eternity is a 1960 World War II film starring Jeffrey Hunter, David Janssen, Vic Damone and 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.

CAST:-
Jeffrey Hunter as Guy Gabaldon
David Janssen as Sergeant Bill Hazen
Vic Damone as Corporal Pete Lewis
Patricia Owens as Sheila Lincoln
Richard Eyer as Guy, as a boy
John Larch as Captain Schwabe
Bill Williams as Leonard
Michi Kobi as Sono
George Shibata as Kaz Une
Reiko Sato as Famika
Richard Gardner as Polaski
Bob Okazaki as Papa Une
George Matsui as George, as a boy
Nicky Blair as Martini
George Takei as George
Miiko Taka as Ester
Tsuru Aoki as Mother Une
Sessue Hayakawa as General Matsui

Directed by Phil Karlson
Produced by Irving H. Levin
Written by Gil Doud, Walter Roeber Schmidt
Music by Leith Stevens
Running time 131 min.



SYNOPSIS:- Hell to Eternity (1960)
In Depression-era Los Angeles, Guy Gabaldon gets into a fight at school when another boy snitches about his breaking into a grocery store. After Japanese-American Kaz Uni (the father of Guy's friend George) finds out Guy's mother is in the hospital and his father is dead, he invites Guy to stay with his family. As Kaz's parents speak little English, Guy begins to learn Japanese. Then, when Guy's mother dies, the Unis adopt him. He becomes especially close to Kaz's mother.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor and the US entry into World War II, Gabaldon's foster family is sent to an Internment Camp at Camp Manzanar. Gabaldon is drafted, but fails his physical exam due to a perforated eardrum. When Gabaldon goes to visit the Unis, he learns that George has been allowed to join the army and is fighting in Italy. After making sure that "mama-san" does not object, he manages to enlist in the Marines on the strength of his language skills.

Gabaldon does not make a good first impression on Sergeant Bill Hazen at Camp Pendleton, but wins him over. When they are shipped to Hawaii to join the 2nd Marine Division, he gets himself, Hazen and Corporal Pete Lewis bottles of whiskey and dates with two Japanese-American women and standoffish reporter Sheila Lincoln. Sheila is disgusted by the behavior of the rowdy Marines, but eventually warms up to Gabaldon after a few drinks.

Going ashore on Saipan, he freezes at first when he comes under fire for the first time, but regains his composure. During the bloody campaign for the island, Gabaldon convinces the Japanese general to order approximately 1000 Japanese soldiers and 500 family members to surrender to the U.S.'

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:-
Video Codec: MPEG-2
Video Bitrate: 4999 kbps
Video Resolution: 720x480
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.333:1
Frames Per Second: 23.976
Audio Codec: AC3
Audio Bitrate: 192kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams: 2
Audio Languages: English
RunTime 131 mins
Subtitles: None
Ripped by: Trinidad [DDR]
Duration: 131 mins