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Too Late the Hero

War. It's a dying business.

6.411 average rating
6.411
English / 145 MIN. / 1970

The Genres

The Synopsis

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.

The Cast

Michael CaineCliff RobertsonIan BannenHarry AndrewsDenholm ElliottRonald FraserLance PercivalPercy HerbertSam KyddPatrick JordanWilliam BeckleyMartin HorseyDon KnightHarvey JasonRoger NewmanMichael ParsonsWilliam RossSean MacDuffFrank WebbHenry FondaKen TakakuraEiichi KikuchiRobert Ito

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