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Release Year1960
Runtime1h 16m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresWar, Action
Votes1
DirectorGerald Shepard
WritersGerald Shepard
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast5 credited
Also Known AsHeroes Die Young
About Heroes Die Young
Eight American soldiers, commanded by Lt. Eason, are chosen to infiltrate the Ploesti oil field in order to set signal fires to guide Allied bombers to Germany's most closely guarded target of the war. When landing in Roumania, they are supposed to be met by a partisan as their guide, but he has been killed by an Allied air-raid, and they are met instead by his daughter Nitza, who is very hostile to the Americans as she blames them for the death of her father. As they make their way to the oil field, Nitza and Manjack fall in love. He is killed in a skirmish with German troops and, as a dying wish, asks Nitza to continue with the group and help them with their mission. She does, the signal fires are set and Ploesti is destroyed.
Directed by Gerald Shepard, Heroes Die Young leans on a strong ensemble — Erika Peters, Scott Borland, Robert Getz — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about war titles of 1960.
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