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Too Late the Hero

on BBC One London

Second World War drama starring Michael Caine, Cliff Robertson
On a small island in the South Pacific, the Japanese and British are deadlocked, while the fate of a US naval force depends on the Japanese radio being silenced. With a motley crew of British soldiers, Lieutenant Lawson, of the US Navy, embarks on the most important and dangerous mission of his life.
(1970, 15)
See Films: pages 43-79

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Contributors

Director:
Robert Aldrich
Private Tosh Hearne:
Michael Caine
Lieutenant Lawson:
Cliff Robertson
Thornton:
Ian Bannen
Lt Col Thompson:
Harry Andrews
Captain Hornsby:
Denholm Elliott
Campbell:
Ronald Fraser
Corporal McLean:
Lance Percival
Johnstone:
Percy Herbert
Captain Nolan:
Henry Fonda
Major Yamaguchi:
Ken Takakura
Sergeant Major:
Patrick Jordan
Colour Sergeant:
Sam Kydd
Currie:
William Beckley

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