Too Late the Hero

Too Late the Hero

145 mins | Drama, Action, War | May 20, 1970

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 'heroes' are very reluctant, but they come good when they are pursued by the Japanese who are determined to prevent them returning to base.

Too Late the Hero

145 mins | Drama, Action, War | May 20, 1970

Too Late the Hero
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 'heroes' are very reluctant, but they come good when they are pursued by the Japanese who are determined to prevent them returning to base.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers ABC Pictures, Palomar Pictures International, Associates & Aldrich Company, The
Original title Too Late the Hero
Directors Robert Aldrich
Writers Robert Sherman, Lukas Heller, Robert Aldrich

Cast

Michael Caine

as Pvt. Tosh Hearne

Cliff Robertson

as Lt. Sam Lawson

Henry Fonda

as Capt. John G Nolan

Ian Bannen

as Pvt. Jock Thornton

Harry Andrews

as Col. Thompson

Denholm Elliott

as Captain Hornsby

Ronald Fraser

as Private Campbell

Lance Percival

as Cpl. McLean

Percy Herbert

as Sgt. Johnstone

Ken Takakura

as Major Yamaguchi

Sam Kydd

as C/Sgt.

Patrick Jordan

as Sgt. Major

William Beckley

as Pvt. Currie

Martin Horsey

as Pvt. Griffiths

Don Knight

as Pvt. Connolly

Harvey Jason

as Pvt. Scott

Roger Newman

as Pvt. Riddle

Michael Parsons

as Pvt. Rafferty

Sean MacDuff

as Pvt. Rogers

Frank Webb

as Ensign

Eiichi Kikuchi

as Japanese Soldier

William Ross

as Soldier