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Hell to eternity

A homeless Hispanic boy is adopted and raised by a West Coast Japanese American family; he becomes a Marine in World War II, and uses his knowledge of Japanese to persuade defeated but holdout Japanese on the Island of Saipan to surrender. Much of the "extremely realistic" battle footage was shot in Okinawa, according to Variety review, Aug. 3, 1960.

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  • "A homeless Hispanic boy is adopted and raised by a West Coast Japanese American family; he becomes a Marine in World War II, and uses his knowledge of Japanese to persuade defeated but holdout Japanese on the Island of Saipan to surrender. Much of the "extremely realistic" battle footage was shot in Okinawa, according to Variety review, Aug. 3, 1960."@en
  • "This World War II drama, based on a true story of a silver star winner who sneaks behind enemy lines at night to persuade Japanese soliders to surrender, is very realistic and is an indictment of war."
  • "From Marine Guy Gabaldon, a non-Asian kid from the streets of East L.A., Hell to Eternity, tells of Guy's rugged, real-life story. He risked his life repeatedly to save untold numbers of Devil Dogs. This is an unforgettable true story of courage, sacrifice and honor."@en
  • "Based on a true story of a Marine who won the Silver Star. Guy Gabaldon was a young Hispanic boy raised by a Japanese-American family. He enlisted in the Marines in WWII and chose to fight with words more than weaponry. He snuck behind enemy lines nightly to persuade Japanese soldiers to surrender, eventually single-handedly bringing in 2,000 prisoners."@en
  • "Raised by a Japanese-American family, Marine Guy Gabaldon uses his language and combat skills to cause hundreds of enemy troops to surrender."@en
  • "This stirring drama is based on the true story of an American war hero. Guy Galbaldon was a boy of Spanish descent raised by a Japanese-American family. With the outbreak of WWII he enlisted in the marines, but he chose to fight more with words than with weapons. Enhanced by extremely realistic battle scenes, his story is a moving indictment of war and its savagery."@en
  • "This stirring drama is based on the true story of an American war hero. Guy Gabaldon was a boy of Spanish descent raised by a Japanese-American family. With the outbreak of WW II he enlisted in the marines, but he chose to fight more with words than weapons. Enhanced by extremely realisitic battle scenes, his story is a moving indictment of war and its savagery."@en

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  • "Video recordings for the hearing impaired"@en
  • "War"@en
  • "Biographical"@en
  • "Feature films"@en
  • "Features"@en
  • "Drama"@en
  • "War films and programs"@en
  • "War films"@en
  • "Biographical films"@en

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  • "Hell to eternity"@en
  • "Hell to eternity"

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