Hell to Eternity

A young man, raised by a Japanese family in Los Angeles, finds his knowledge of the Japanese language invaluable to the Marines after Pearl Harbor in this war saga. Based on the true story of World War II hero Gary Gabaldon. Starring David Janssen (TV's "The Fugitive"), Vic Damone ("Kismet"), Sessue Hayakawa ("The Bridge on the River Kwai") and Patricia Owens ("The Fly"), and directed by Phil Karlson ("Walking Tall").