Does Hell to Eternity end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Hell to Eternity sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Hell to Eternity violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Hell to Eternity easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Hell to Eternity scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Hell to Eternity

Name: Hell to Eternity
Genre: Drama, War
Released: 1960
Duration: 131 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Jeffrey Hunter, David Janssen, Sessue Hayakawa, Vic Damone, George Takei

The Marines' Battle Cry of the South Pacific!

Directed by Phil Karlson

Produced by Allied Artists Pictures, Atlantic Pictures Corporation

1960131 min6.3 / 10

A biographical war drama about a bicultural Marine whose unique position between two worlds allows him to save lives through compassion rather than combat.

Based on the story about Guy Gabaldon, a Los Angeles Hispanic boy raised in the 1930s by a Japanese-American foster family. After Pearl Harbor, his foster family is interned at the Manzanar camp for Japanese Americans, while he enlists in the Marines, where his ability to speak Japanese becomes a vital asset. During the Battle of Saipan, he convinces 800 Japanese to surrender after their general commits suicide.

Clusters

Duty, Redemption, and Chosen Bonds Historical War Movies Biographical Drama Military Movies

Genres

Drama War

Keywords

World War Ii Biography U.s. Marine

Questions people ask

Does Hell to Eternity end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Hell to Eternity sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Is Hell to Eternity violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.
Is Hell to Eternity easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Hell to Eternity scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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