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Hell's Horizon is a 1955 American 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.
Hell's Horizon: Directed by Tom Gries. With John Ireland, Marla English, Bill Williams, Hugh Beaumont. Interaction among men of a bombing squadron during the Korean War.
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- Action, Drama, Romance
- Tom Gries
- 1955-12
Oct 15, 2018 · 1h 20min | Drama , War | December 1955 (USA) Interaction among men of a bombing squad in the Korean War.
- 79 min
- 434K
- Rob W
In 1952 at a U.S. Air Force base in Okinawa, Capt. Jack Merrill's crew lie about in various stages of boredom and frustration as poor weather has prevented any missions for over a month.
- Tom Gries, Bill Calihan
- John Ireland
A deliberately paced story about a B-29 bomber crew on a dangerous solo run. It’s crammed full of stock footage and hits pretty conventional beats — conflict between crewmen, long odds, etc, etc — with the odd compelling moment mixed in.
- Tom Gries
- Columbia Pictures
Set in 1952, at a point when the United States was bogged down in the "police action," Hell's Horizon focuses on one crew of a B-29, given the unenviable assignment of knocking out a bridge vital to the enemy over the Yalu River.
Heinz Roemheld Music. Aaron Stell Editing. Critics reviews. Captain John Merrill, commander of an Air Force bomber based in Okinawa, is ordered to destroy a Yalu River bridge. Merrill hopes to return to Sami, an Okinawan girl with whom he is infatuated.
