TOO LATE THE HERO (1970)

Too Late the Hero
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Too Late the Hero
War. It's a dying business.
Drama, Action, War
May 20, 1970
English
2h 25m
United States
ABC Pictures
$6,250,000

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.

Cast & Characters

Michael Caine

Pvt. Tosh Hearne

Cliff Robertson

Lt. Sam Lawson

Ian Bannen

Pvt. Jock Thornton

Harry Andrews

Col. Thompson

Denholm Elliott

Captain Hornsby

Ronald Fraser

Private Campbell

Lance Percival

Cpl. McLean

Percy Herbert

Sgt. Johnstone

Sam Kydd

C/Sgt.

Patrick Jordan

Sgt. Major

William Beckley

Pvt. Currie

Martin Horsey

Pvt. Griffiths

Don Knight

Pvt. Connolly

Harvey Jason

Pvt. Scott

Roger Newman

Pvt. Riddle

Michael Parsons

Pvt. Rafferty

Sean MacDuff

Pvt. Rogers

Henry Fonda

Capt. John G Nolan

Ken Takakura

Major Yamaguchi

Eiichi Kikuchi

Japanese Soldier

Robert Ito

Unnamed Japanese Officer (uncredited)

Crew

Robert Aldrich

Screenplay

Lukas Heller

Screenplay

Gerald Fried

Original Music Composer

Joseph F. Biroc

Director of Photography

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