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Too Late the Hero is a 1970 American war film directed by Robert Aldrich and starring Michael Caine, Cliff Robertson, Ian Bannen and Harry Andrews. Plot [ edit ] In the 1942 Pacific theatre of World War II, Lieutenant Junior Grade Sam Lawson, USN , is a Japanese-language interpreter who — so far — has avoided combat.
- $6,250,000
- Gerald Fried
- Robert Aldrich
Jun 26, 1970 · Too Late the Hero: Directed by Robert Aldrich. With Michael Caine, Cliff Robertson, Ian Bannen, Harry Andrews. A reluctant hero, American Lieutenant Sam Lawson, is seconded to a motley British unit tasked with destroying a Japanese radio on a Philippine island.
- Robert Aldrich
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- 3 min
TIME Magazine The most aggravating thing about Too Late the Hero is that Aldrich is a film maker of some accomplishment. Apr 20, 2010 Full Review Variety Staff Variety An okay World War II ...
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- Robert Aldrich
- PG
- Michael Caine
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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director. Malcolm R. Harding. ... second assistant director (as Malcolm Harding) Francisco MacLong. ... first assistant director: second unit. Grayson Rogers. ...
Synopsis. 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 ...
- 145 min
Too Late The Hero - Too Late the Hero It was not the box office bonanza that ABC Studios hoped would be another The Dirty Dozen (1967), director Robert Aldrich's previous mega-hit war picture. And whether it succeeds or not as the subversive Vietnam allegory of cult legend is an open question.
