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Too Late the Hero

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Too Late the Hero
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PG,2hrs 13min
Genres:
Action,Drama,War
Release:
1970
Director:
Robert Aldrich
Distributor:
Anchor Bay
Starring:
Michael Caine, Cliff Robertson, Henry Fonda  ...more
Synopsis: Filmed on location in the Philippines Robert Aldrich's Too Late the Hero is set in the last months of World War II. Lackadaisical navy lieutenant Cliff Robertson, who happens to speak fluent Japanese, is ordered to go on a suicide mission to wipe out an enemy observation post. Robertson's equally unwilling partners in this venture are British captain Denholm Elliot and pugnacious cockney private Michael Caine. All three men prove to have unsuspected reserves of courage when the going gets toughest. ... Full Synopsis
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Donald Guarisco, AMG Review
On the surface, Too Late The Hero seems like a conventional war movie: there's a motley gang of soldier heroes, an impossible mission and plenty of tense action. That said, director and co-writer Robert Aldrich handles the material in a way that ensures Too Late The Hero never comfortably fits into the tradition of wartime derring-do. The story takes great pains to show that the soldiers' mission is ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Michael Caine
Pvt. Tosh Hearne
Cliff Robertson
Lt. Lawson
Henry Fonda
Capt. Nolan
Ian Bannen
Pvt. Thornton
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