---
title: 'Hell to Eternity (1960)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Phil Karlson'
released: '1960-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 131
genres:
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/hell-to-eternity-1960'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053901/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Hell to Eternity (1960)

1960 · 131 min · War, History · United States


## Synopsis

Hell to Eternity is a 1960 American World War II film starring Jeffrey Hunter, David Janssen, Vic Damone and Patricia Owens, directed by Phil Karlson. This film biopic is about the true experiences of Marine hero Pfc. Guy Gabaldon, a Los Angeles Hispanic boy raised in the 1930s by a Japanese American foster family, and his heroic actions during the Battle of Saipan. Sessue Hayakawa played the role of Japanese commander at Saipan.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Phil Karlson](https://cinepixo.com/people/phil-karlson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leith Stevens](https://cinepixo.com/people/leith-stevens)
- **Producer:** [Irv Levin](https://cinepixo.com/people/irv-levin)
- **Director of Photography:** [Burnett Guffey](https://cinepixo.com/people/burnett-guffey)
- **Editor:** [Roy V. Livingston](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-v-livingston)

## Cast

- [Vic Damone](https://cinepixo.com/people/vic-damone)
- [Jeffrey Hunter](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeffrey-hunter)
- [David Janssen](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-janssen)

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