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Too Late the Hero

on BBC One London

The feature film starring Michael Caine, Cliff Robertson with Ian Bannen, Harry Andrews
The South Pacific, November 1942. with the Japanese holding a vital part of a small island. Unless their radio transmitter can be silenced an American warship will be destroyed. Lt Lawson of the US Navy is to destroy the Japanese base.
Robert Aldrich repeats his great success with The Dirty Dozen in this exciting action film set at the height of World War II.
Screenplay by ROBERT ALDRICH and LUKAS HELLER
Produced and directed by ROBERT ALDRICH
(First showing on British television)
Films: pages 16-17

Contributors

Unknown:
Michael Caine
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Cliff Robertson
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Ian Bannen
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Harry Andrews
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Robert Aldrich
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Robert Aldrich
Unknown:
Lukas Heller
Directed By:
Robert Aldrich
Pte Tosh Hearne:
Michael Caine
Lt Lawson:
Cliff Robertson
Thornton:
Ian Bannen
Col Thompson:
Harry Andrews
Capt Hornsby:
Denholm Elliott
Campbell:
Ronald Fraser
Cpl McLean:
Lance Percival
Johnstone:
Percy Herbert
Capt Nolan:
Henry Fonda

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