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Sep 10, 2012 · Duration: 68 mins. Cast and crew. Director: Monte Hellman. Screenwriter: Richard A Guttman, John Hackett. Cast: Jimmie Rodgers. Jack Nicholson. John Hackett. Annabelle Huggins. Conrad Maga. An...
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.
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
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
- Monte Hellman
"Back Door to Hell" qualifies as a traditional World War II thriller. In 1944, a sensitive U.S. Army lieutenant and two soldiers slip into Luzon in the Philippines by sea on a secret mission for General MacArthur. Allied headquarters wants all the information that they can get out of the Japanese.
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.
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.
