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Hellfighters is a 1968 American adventure film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and starring John Wayne, Katharine Ross, Jim Hutton and Vera Miles. The movie depicts a group of oil well firefighters and is based loosely on the life of Red Adair .
Hellfighters: Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. With John Wayne, Katharine Ross, Jim Hutton, Vera Miles. Divorced Chance Buckman fights international oil rig fires. An injury brings his daughter and to his dismay, she weds Greg, a team member.
Hellfighters (1968) - Turner Classic Movies. 2h 1m 1968. Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Film Details. Trivia. Brief Synopsis. While fighting a perilous oil-well fire, a demolition specialist seeks a reconciliation with his wife and daughter. Cast & Crew. Read More. Andrew V. Mclaglen. Director. John Wayne. Chance Buckman. Katharine Ross.
Hellfighters (1968) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Start your 30-day free trial. Details. Romantic complications jeopardize the unity and safety of a crack team of oil-disaster firefighters.
The basic premise was promising: Wayne, who has played about every other sort of man of action, would be an oil-well fighter this time. That could have been fascinating if the film had really gotten into the techniques of his occupation.
Chance Buckman (John Wayne) has one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. He, his assistant Greg (Jim Hutton) and his team of skilled firefighters extinguish raging oil field fires all over...
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Hellfighters. Summaries. Divorced Chance Buckman fights international oil rig fires. An injury brings his daughter and to his dismay, she weds Greg, a team member. Chance gets a desk-job, so he and Madelyn remarry, but a Venezuelan oil rig fire reunites them.
The adventures of oil well fire specialist Chance Buckman (based on real-life Red Adair), who extinguishes massive fires in oil fields around the world.
The adventures of oil well fire specialist Chance Buckman (based on real-life Red Adair), who extinguishes massive fires in oil fields around the world.
