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Too Late the Hero (1970) 6.7
A reluctant hero, American Lt. Sam Lawson, is secunded to a motley British unit tasked with destroying a Japanese radio on a Philippine island. Director:Robert Aldrich |
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Cast
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| Cliff Robertson | ... |
Lt. Sam Lawson
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| Ian Bannen | ... |
Pvt. Jock Thornton
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Cpl. McLean
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Signalman Scott
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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 'heros' are very reluctant, but they come good when they are pursued by the Japanese who are determined to prevent them returning to base. Written by Rob Hartill
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War. It's A Dying Business.Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
3 September 1970 (Italy) See more »Also Known As:
Suicide Run See more »Company Credits
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| (video compilation) | (TCM Print)Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (Westrex Recording System) (70 mm prints)| Mono (Westrex Recording System) (35 mm prints)Color:
Color (Metrocolor)Aspect Ratio:
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Written by John W. Bratton
Lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy
Sung by the patrol as it leaves the base
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While filming in the jungles in the Philippines, Michael Caine seemed to have an unerring sense of direction and always managed to find his way about. However, filming in the jungles created on the studio back lot in Hollywood was delayed on the first day, as Caine had managed to get himself lost. See more »Goofs
When Lt. Lawson confers with Col. Thompson in the HQ, the Union Flag on the wall behind Col. Thompson is upside down. In another shot, it is up the right way. During the shoot at Cubi Point in he Philippines, someone stole the flag sometime during the night. They had to send to Hong Kong for another one and the new one was replaced the right way up. See more »Quotes
Pvt. Tosh Hearne: [to Lawson] Getting ourselves killed is not going to make any difference to anyone except us.See more »
Soundtracks
"Teddy Bear's Picnic"Written by John W. Bratton
Lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy
Sung by the patrol as it leaves the base
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ASSOCIATED BRITISH COMPANY comes this well told tale of a WW 2 SOE/OSS commando mission to destroy a japanese communications base. The film also stars KEN TAKAKURA as a non sadisitic japanese commander which is a change of pace from the john wayne..."let's avenge the USS ARIZONA" SANDS OF IWO JIMA fare. The character he portrays (takakura) is full of honor and humanity.he is a soldier fighting on what the US would consider the wrong side of the war but from his perspective his side is the right side. I rather enjoy this film as CLIFF ROBERTSON and MICHAEL CAINE give two brilliant performances. The original score adds to the films flavor and it is one of the better produced WW 2 commando films I ate up as a kid on tv. ASSOCIATE BRITISH COMPANY has no relation to the united states tv network ABC for a while they were a british company that did work with BBC and THAMES etc. The look of the film is authentic and Caine gives a briliant performance as a pessimist..the anti secular humansit hot off the heels of BATTLE OF BRITAIN..the nice thing is in this movie he doesn't get eliminated early in the feature. I recommend this movie to WW 2 and action buffs. this and OBSESSION are two of CLIFF ROBERTSONS best roles.