Cast
Wally Campo
as Private Russo
Brandon Carroll
as Lt. Mas Schlechter
Fred Gavlin
as Sergeant Clemens
Gregg Stewart
as Private Nelson
Leon Schrier
as Private Roth
Cecil Addis
as Pvt. Lippy
Jack B. Sowards
as German Lieutenant in American Uniform
Robert B. Williams
as German in American Uniform
Ben Bigelow
as HQ Radioman Calvin
Don Chambers
as US Headquarters Captain
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1958
Runtime1h 04m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresWar
Votes5
DirectorBurt Topper
WritersBurt Topper
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsHell Squad
About Hell Squad
During World War II, a squad of five American soldiers become lost in Tunisia and are killed one by one in fights with German units. Finally only one man, Private Russo, is left, in the midst of a mine field, together with a German officer, locked in a stalemate. Russo has water, while the German claims to have a map revealing the mine positions. So Russo agrees to swap water for the map, but the German officer tries to double-cross him. This was Burt Topper's debut film, made on 16mm on weekends together with some friends in Indio, California. It was also Wally Campo's debut film, as well as script supervisor Joyce King's.
Directed by Burt Topper, Hell Squad leans on a strong ensemble — Wally Campo, Brandon Carroll, Fred Gavlin — 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 1958.
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