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Release Date:
May 20, 1970
Original Title:
Too Late the Hero
Alternate Titles:
Himmelfahrtskommando Okinawa
Zu spät für Helden – Antreten zum Verrecken
Genres:
Action | Drama | War
Production Companies:
ABC Pictures
Palomar Pictures International
The Associates & Aldrich Company
Production Countries:
United States of America
Ratings / Certifications:
DE: 16 DK: 15 US: PG
Runtime: 145
A WWII film set on a Pacific island. Japanese and allied forces occupy different parts of the island. When a group of British soldiers are sent on a mission behind enemy lines, things don't go exactly to plan. This film differs in that some of the 'heroes' are very reluctant, but they come good when they are pursued by the Japanese who are determined to prevent them returning to base.
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Casting:
Lynn Stalmaster
Director:
Robert Aldrich
Director of Photography:
Joseph F. Biroc
Editor:
Michael Luciano
Original Music Composer:
Gerald Fried
Producer:
Robert Aldrich
Screenplay:
Robert Aldrich
Lukas Heller
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