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Directed by Richard Fleischer, Between Heaven and Hell leans on a strong ensemble — Robert Wagner, Terry Moore, Broderick Crawford — 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 1956.
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The lives of three young men, a German and two Americans, during WWII.
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