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Hell's Horizon is a american film of genre Drama directed by Tom Gries released in USA on 31 december 1955 with John Ireland

Hell's Horizon (1955)

Hell's Horizon
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Released in USA 31 december 1955
Length 1h20
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    War,    Action,    Romance
Rating52% 2.63692.63692.63692.63692.6369

Hell's Horizon is a 1955 war film directed by Tom Gries. The film stars John Ireland and Marla English. Hell's Horizon recounts the story of a bomber crew in the Korean War.

Synopsis

Capt. John Merrill (John Ireland) is the pilot of a Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber based in Okinawa who is ordered to destroy a Yalu River bridge in Korea. The mission is continually delayed due to bad weather. His co-pilot (Bill Williams) has to step in when the bored and frustrated crew members begin to fight over Sammi (Marla English), a local woman who is employed as a laundress at their base.

Actors

John Ireland

(Capt. John Merrill)
William Schallert

(Capt. Ben Morgan)
Jerry Paris

(Cpl. Pete Kinshaw)
Marla English

(Sami)
Bill Williams

(Paul Jenkins)
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