Terrific war drama. Great action well directed by now legendary Don Siegel. A group of fatigued soldiers are required to return to the front to fight off the Germans in WWII. Not unlike the other top flight war movies an ensemble cast meshes together to provide realism. Steve McQueen is excellent in his role as Pvt. Reese an independent, "to hell with the regulations" soldier. It is obvious the movie gravitates around the master of "cool". Singer Bobby Darin actually turns in a fine performance as a quirky and sometimes obnoxious Private Corby. Fess Parker at times is stoic as Platoon Sgt. Pike. Also in the cast are Harry Guardino, Nick Adams, Bob Newhart, L.Q. Jones and James Coburn. For an exciting day watch in tandem with A WALK IN THE SUN(1945).
Review of Hell Is for Heroes
