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Heroes Die Young
Heroes Die Young
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Heroes Die Young

1960
1h 16m
War
Action

Status

Released

Release

1960

Runtime

1h 16m

Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 16m
May 22, 1960
Languages
English
Director
Gerald Shepard
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

5 Cast Members

Erika Peters

Erika Peters

Nitza

Scott Borland

Manjack

Robert Getz

Hoofer

Roger Browne

Roger Browne

Malcolm Smith

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