![]() ![]() The morning after they arrive at their appointed post and dig in, the men realize that an unannounced overnight withdrawal of the main American force has left them spread dangerously thin. The squad has their own mascot, a young Polish displaced person Homer Janeczek ( Nick Adams), who is not a soldier, but stays with the squad in hopes of accompanying the men upon their return to the United States. The remaining members of 2nd Squad include con-man/scavenger Corby ( Bobby Darin) Corporal Henshaw ( James Coburn), a mechanic who can fix anything the easy-going, somewhat-naive kid, Cumberly (Bill Mullikin) and family man Kolinsky ( Mike Kellin). After much bitter complaining, the men get ready to move out. Pike informs the men that they will shortly be going back into the line rather than home. The company commander, Captain Loomis ( Joseph Hoover), is worried because Reese, although already having won a Distinguished Service Cross, acts irresponsibly when there is no fighting, but Pike comments that he is a good soldier in combat. Unlike his jubilant comrades, the prospect of a long break from combat, perhaps the end of the war itself, renders Reese morose. Reese is the quintessential troubled loner, managing to alienate almost everyone in the squad right from the beginning. Reese was a former master sergeant, demoted to private after a court martial, who walks about armed with a distinctive M3 submachine gun. During an interlude at a church and later at a tavern, the senior non-commissioned officer, Platoon Sergeant Pike ( Fess Parker), happens upon acquaintance Private John Reese ( Steve McQueen) who has been assigned to his platoon. ![]() Rumor has it the unit will be rotated state-side and the men are almost giddy in anticipation. Montigny, Meurthe-et-Moselle, 1944: Squad leader Sergeant Larkin ( Harry Guardino) and his men are taking a well-deserved rest behind the lines after conducting front-line combat operations for several weeks. soldiers from the 95th Infantry Division who, in the fall of 1944, must hold off an entire German company for approximately 48 hours along the Siegfried Line until reinforcements reach them. Hell Is for Heroes is a 1962 American war film directed by Don Siegel and starring Steve McQueen. ![]()
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