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Hellfighters

  • 19681968
  • GG
  • 2h 1m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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John Wayne, Jim Hutton, Katharine Ross, Bruce Cabot, Jay C. Flippen, and Vera Miles in Hellfighters (1968)
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Divorced Chance Buckman fights international oil rig fires. An injury brings his daughter and to his dismay, she weds Greg, a team member. Chance gets a desk-job, so he and Madelyn remarry, ... Read allDivorced Chance Buckman fights international oil rig fires. An injury brings his daughter and to his dismay, she weds Greg, a team member. Chance gets a desk-job, so he and Madelyn remarry, but a Venezuelan oil rig fire reunites them.Divorced Chance Buckman fights international oil rig fires. An injury brings his daughter and to his dismay, she weds Greg, a team member. Chance gets a desk-job, so he and Madelyn remarry, but a Venezuelan oil rig fire reunites them.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
6K
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    • Andrew V. McLaglen
    • Clair Huffaker(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • John Wayne
    • Katharine Ross
    • Jim Hutton
    • Andrew V. McLaglen
    • Clair Huffaker(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • John Wayne
    • Katharine Ross
    • Jim Hutton
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    • 62User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
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    John Wayne
    John Wayne
    • Chance Buckman
    Katharine Ross
    Katharine Ross
    • Tish Buckman
    Jim Hutton
    Jim Hutton
    • Greg Parker
    Vera Miles
    Vera Miles
    • Madelyn Buckman
    Jay C. Flippen
    Jay C. Flippen
    • Jack Lomax
    Bruce Cabot
    Bruce Cabot
    • Joe Horn
    Edward Faulkner
    Edward Faulkner
    • George Harris
    Barbara Stuart
    Barbara Stuart
    • Irene Foster
    Edmund Hashim
    Edmund Hashim
    • Colonel Valdez
    Valentin de Vargas
    Valentin de Vargas
    • Amal Bokru
    • (as Valentin De Vargas)
    Frances Fong
    Frances Fong
    • Madame Loo
    Alberto Morin
    Alberto Morin
    • General Lopez
    Alan Caillou
    Alan Caillou
    • Harry York
    Laraine Stephens
    Laraine Stephens
    • Helen Meadows
    John Alderson
    • Jim Hatch
    Lal Chand Mehra
    Lal Chand Mehra
    • Dr. Songla
    Rudy Diaz
    Rudy Diaz
    • Zamora
    Bebe Louie
    Bebe Louie
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      • Andrew V. McLaglen
      • Clair Huffaker(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      Jay C. Flippen had a leg amputated due to infection in 1965 while filming Cat Ballou (1965). That is why he played Jack Lomax as being wheelchair bound, with the reason given that the character had broken his back fighting a fire.
    • Goofs
      During the office scenes, looking through the office window, obvious toy cars were used to simulate the highway (that could be seen from outside when the helicopter first landed).
    • Quotes

      Chance Buckman: Exactly WHAT did you tell her about Madame Loo?

      Greg Parker: Only that she's 80 years old, weighs 300 pounds and is one of your oldest friends.

    • Crazy credits
      There is a print which has been shown on UK television, an original English language print with English titles, which however includes two frames of opening titles in Italian: the list of technical consultants is headed "Consulenti Tecnici" and the next sheet explaining that the events depicted are based on the real live experiences of those people, is written in Italian. Then the credits revert to English.
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    8/10
    I love this movie!
    My ex-husband was a huge John Wayne fan and had me watch every JW movie over and over. This was my favorite. The acting and script are not the point of watching this movie. The attitudes, clothes(especially the women's), and the sets are Soooo Sixties. My favorite thing is the "window" in the office. If you look closely you can see it isn't a window at all, it is a miniature of a highway(like a miniature railroad), but it is supposed to look like the view out the "window". I'm sure that was state-of-the-art in the late 60's. Katherine Ross is fabulous and wears the best clothes. Jim Hutton is quite handsome. John Wayne acts like....John Wayne. If you're a JW fan you'll recognize most of the cast. Great fun!!!!
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    • bkgmoonstar
    • Jun 18, 2005

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    • Release date
      • November 27, 1968 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Spanish
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    • Filming locations
      • Casper, Wyoming, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    Technical specs

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    • 2 hours 1 minute
      • Color

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