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Nov 10, 2017 · Shot almost back to back with Flight to Fury, Back Door to Hell follows a trio of US soldiers in 1944 as they make landfall on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Their goal? To scout the area in preparation for the Allied invasion of Japan.
During World War II, three U.S. soldiers are ordered to sneak onto a Filipino island, meet with local guerrillas and gauge the strength of occupying Japanese troops. Lt.
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- Dennis Schwartz
- War, Drama
- Monte Hellman
Back Door to Hell centers on three soldiers: the optimistic humanist Craig, career jingoist Jersey, and youthful but disillusioned Burnett. They join a group of guerillas in the Philippines and take on some Japanese soldiers.
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- Medallion Films, Lippert Pictures
- Monte Hellman
Back Door to Hell: Directed by Monte Hellman. With Jimmie Rodgers, Jack Nicholson, John Hackett, Annabelle Huggins. During World War II, a three man commando team places its trust in the hands of a band of Filipino resistants, as they try to knock out a Japanese communication center.
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- Drama, War
- Monte Hellman
- 1964-11
Sep 10, 2012 · Back Door to Hell 1964, directed by Monte Hellman | Film review. Film. Time Out says. A war movie shot for around three bucks in the Philippines and seemingly pitched at the sub-drive-in...
An unusual cast highlights this location filmed WWII tale. One time pop singing star Jimmy Rodgers is teamed with a VERY young Jack Nicholson, in this tale of three Intel-recon rangers, landing in the Phillipines, just prior to McArthur's return.
Back Door to Hell is a 1964 Filipino-American war film concerning a three-man team of United States soldiers preparing the way for Gen. MacArthur's World War II return to the Philippines by destroying a Japanese communications center. It was produced on a relatively small budget and received lukewarm reviews.
