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Too Late the Hero

War. It's a dying business.
War. It's a dying business.
Action, Drama, War - 1970
Too Late the Hero
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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.
Director:
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Robert Aldrich
Cast:
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Denholm Elliott
,
Ian Bannen
,
Michael Caine
,
Cliff Robertson
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Harry Andrews
,
Percy Herbert
,
Ronald Fraser
,
Sam Kydd
,
Lance Percival

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Details

Runtime:
145 min
Release date:
20 May 1970
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$6,250,000
Revenue:
$0
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Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
An okay World War II melodrama, featuring Michael Caine and Cliff Robertson as antagonists who come to respect each other in the course of destroying a Jaanese radio transmitter.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
26 Mar 2009
fresh:
The action has its moments (with the patrol's paranoia fed by taunting messages from Japanese loudspeakers hidden in the jungle), and the bantering dialogue is often very funny.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
rotten:
Although committed to the notion that war is an inclusive system of betrayals, the film subverts that notion and settles instead for some fashionable ironies and remarkably conventional jungle warfare displays.
– Roger Greenspun,
New York Times,
9 May 2005
rotten:
The most aggravating thing about Too Late the Hero is that Aldrich is a film maker of some accomplishment.
– ,
TIME Magazine,
20 Apr 2010
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