Hell to Eternity (1961) | |
| Director(s) | Phil Karlson |
| Producer(s) | |
| Top Genres | Drama, War |
| Top Topics | World War II |
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Hell to Eternity (1961) was a War - Drama Film directed by Phil Karlson .
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Hell to Eternity (1960): The Story of Guy Gabaldon
By 4 Star Film Fan on Feb 25, 2021 From 4 Star FilmsAs someone of Japanese-American heritage, it’s become a personal preoccupation of mine to search out films that in some way represent the lives of my grandparents and their generation. This means the rich Issei and Nisei communities of Los Angeles, the subsequent internment camps, and even the... Read full article
Hell to Eternity (1960)
By Beatrice on Jan 7, 2017 From Flickers in TimeHell to Eternity Directed by Phil Karlson Written by Ted Sherdeman and Walter Roeber Schmidt; story by Gil Doud 1960/USA Allied Artists Pictures/Atlantic Pictures Corporation First viewing/Netflix rental I would have rated this a standard biopic/combat movie had it not been derailed by an int... Read full article
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Gen. Matsui:
The was not a pretty sight for me to see.
Guy Gabaldon: Neither was Pearl Harbor.
Guy Gabaldon: [after shooting two soldiers] I understood that double-crossing speech! These men died without any reason. I didn't want to kill them! You want to go to your army? All right, you go, but I'm going with you to keep you honest, and you're gonna tell those people on this island that the war is over. Now let's move!
Gen. Matsui: Even with that gun in your hand, you are captured. Hmm.
[laughs]
Gen. Matsui: It's over!
[he attempts to leave, but Gabby blocks him]
Gen. Matsui: Soldier, your sergeant failed to get through. You have lost, but because you have great courage, I admire that. I'll let you live - for now.
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Guy Gabaldon: Neither was Pearl Harbor.
Guy Gabaldon: [after shooting two soldiers] I understood that double-crossing speech! These men died without any reason. I didn't want to kill them! You want to go to your army? All right, you go, but I'm going with you to keep you honest, and you're gonna tell those people on this island that the war is over. Now let's move!
Gen. Matsui: Even with that gun in your hand, you are captured. Hmm.
[laughs]
Gen. Matsui: It's over!
[he attempts to leave, but Gabby blocks him]
Gen. Matsui: Soldier, your sergeant failed to get through. You have lost, but because you have great courage, I admire that. I'll let you live - for now.
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The age of the principle actors was a challenge. At the time the combat events portrayed in this film, Guy Gabaldon was approximately eighteen years old. At the time of production of this film (completed April 1960), Jeffrey Hunter was 33 years old, and looked nothing like a teenager or even anyone is his early 20s. Further, David Janssen, portraying veteran Sergeant Bill Hazen, and Vic Damone playing veteran Corporal Pete Lewis, were supposed to be older than Hunter playing Gabaldon. However, this was not the case, since Hunter was born in 1926, Damone in 1928, and Janssen in 1931. Fortunately, Damone and Janssen both looked older than Hunter, but not by much. Also, George Takei, who was supposed to be approximately the same age, playing Gabaldon's foster brother George, was approximately 10 years younger than Hunter, and George Shibata, playing Gabaldon's much older foster brother Kaz, was born only eleven days before Hunter.
Certificate No. 19675.
The real Guy Gabaldon - unlike Jeffrey Hunter, the tall Anglo actor who played him - was Chicano and only 5'4", 130 pounds. He enlisted in the Marines after Pearl Harbor at age 17. Even though he captured more enemy soldiers single-handedly than anyone else, including WW I hero Sergeant Alvin C. York, he was not awarded the Medal of Honor, as York was.
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Certificate No. 19675.
The real Guy Gabaldon - unlike Jeffrey Hunter, the tall Anglo actor who played him - was Chicano and only 5'4", 130 pounds. He enlisted in the Marines after Pearl Harbor at age 17. Even though he captured more enemy soldiers single-handedly than anyone else, including WW I hero Sergeant Alvin C. York, he was not awarded the Medal of Honor, as York was.
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