Hell to Eternity | Beach Landing at The Battle of Saipan | Warner Classics

[@MilitarySummaryChannel2024]

*No matter how many documentaries I watch I still find more horrors of war. It's so hard to comprehend. Thanks to all our Veterans who served, especially to those who never returned home.*

[@photodom2000]

The most unrealistic defence of a position I have ever seen. There is no way the Americans would have charged forward to meet this Banzai attack. They would fight from fixed positions until that wasn't possible i.e. they were over run, then they would engage in hand to hand combat.

[@komi1582]

帝国日本軍は命を粗末にしません、夜間のゲリラ戦まで洞窟に隠れていたはずです、 バンザイ攻撃は鬼畜の上官に追い詰められたからだと思う。

[@ww2remembered983]

Yep, charging uphill without fixed bayonets too.

[@igorvkalinin]

Countercharge did not make sense to me either. It is always easier to defend a position and kill the advancing enemy from well sighted posts. But it is a movie, and an action movie must show some action.

[@pauljefferies2091]

My grandfather was in one of the first landing crafts to hit that beach. Out of everyone he trained with he was the only one to live through it.

[@jyLee-wq4tl]

Thank God, I served 1975 to 1978 as a ROKN Officer. I aborded a LST 807(1010 USA Navy ship at W2) 🇺🇸 ❤🇰🇷

[@HerliyZar]

❤❤❤

[@nvs4u2]

Interesting timing of this clip, seeing how we just cleared and re-activated the old WWII runways on Saipan.

[@DaveRose-c2h]

I met the man who was the real live hero of the story. He retired in Ensenada Mexico and built a Lobster fishing fleet. He had a large glass covered box with key to about every major city in the USA. The sad part is that the Government of Mexico nationalized his fleet and just stole everything from him. Heroes in the USA are not the same. South of the Border. One of the nicest people I ever met and I was 19 at the time.

[@maggedo-x1s]

My Dad's "fave" war movies were these World War 2 epics, while mine were Our Vietnam War movies, & so we watched 'em together. 'til '94.

[@t55a2]

There aren’t that many Vietnam War films, tbf, compared to WW2.

[@maggedo-x1s]

@@t55a2 True: 18 'Nam movies from John Wayne's '68 "The Green Berets" to Sam Elliot's "We Were Soldiers" in '05. 14 in 80's.

[@t55a2]

@@maggedo-x1s Your dad wins by a big margin there, sir

[@maggedo-x1s]

@@t55a2 Also true, but 'Nam movies are way more God-awfully brutal, so each of them takes more time to get thr'u', so my Dad said, takin' our time.

[@t55a2]

@@maggedo-x1s A lot of WW2 films have really boring romance interests, to keep everyone happy, when all you want are tanks and aircraft. Some are just dreadful. Still, more good than bad.

[@rubencervantes4799]

That was one of the most hard core nonstop violent war movies. How did any of those men manage survive such brutal carnage. The scenes were were definitely hellish.

[@PowerfulTruth]

Had never heard of, much less seen, this movie, and I thought I’d seen them all. Interesting. Been to Saipan twice, and it was the site of a major, costly Banzai Attack. Topography in the film even resembled the real island. Looks like it was filmed at Camp Pendleton in CA.

[@rotaman8555]

I lived on Saipan. I’ve walked those beaches. It’s surreal.

[@stephenobrien4392]

The great Sessue Hayakawa plays the Japanese commander, as he did in The Bridge on the River Kwai.

[@CJArnold-hq3ey]

How many WW2 movies 47

[@bennikdk_4927]

@@CJArnold-hq3ey he was a pro...maximilian schell player everytime a german general or sub commander ! XD ok ok curd jügens play more rolls as german general or sub comander ! XD

[@PowerfulTruth]

Good eye! Recognized the Actor, yet did not make the connection to Sessue Hayakawa. Right you are!

[@razorshark9320]

I love World War 2 movies mostly because I had family who was in World War 2.

[@Hughesed]

Just bought the DVD on Amazon UK for approx. €20 incl. delivery to Ireland . A few left at that price but others can more expensive ☘️💚☘️

[@stevemartin6144]

Odd how every Japanese soldier that gets killed here isn't even trying to fight back.

[@diegocolindres5540]

Guy Gabaldon, a real American Hero !

[@conservativesniperhunter7439]

Warner Bros should upload the whole movie for people to watch and enjoy. We can’t buy the movie as far as I am aware.

[@JohnCasciello]

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[@conservativesniperhunter7439]

@ Thank you kindly 🙏👍.

[@garywagner2466]

No automatic weapons or mortars among the Americans. Must have used the only grenade on the pillbox. Navy ran out of shells, and missed a stationary target of massed Japanese troops. Not sure what the flame throwers were doing, but it looked nasty. Hollywood struggled with battle scenes.

[@deaddocreallydeaddoc5244]

Look up the actual battle. This is a film story that only represents the battle.

[@robertcooper6853]

If I remember correctly, the USS Tennessee was close enough to the shore on one of the beaches to use not only her secondary batteries but also her 40mm AA batteries on shore targets.

[@markpaul-ym5wg]

Saipan and Iwo jima.Big T was there!

[@BigArnieNumeroUno]

Still trying to figure out how the Japanese managed to lose all the hand to hand combat at the end. Duds.

[@rick5793]

I fully understand that these are war "movies" BUT why didn't they have more grenade launchers or bazookas in the landing groups?? It would to me to be a 100% logical thing to do.

[@redtobertshateshandles]

The politicians spent all the money on lunches.

[@timorvet1]

Wish they included the scene where Hunters character comes across the cave used by the Japanese General. Not knowing he speaks Japanese the General tells his staff to take him out, hearing this he takes them out instead.

[@blank557]

The second battle scene was not over the top. The Japanese did indeed at time assembled as a mob, sang songs, blew bugles, some drunk like they were having a party, before they made their banzai attack. The Marines were amazed at such behavior. The Japanese knew they were going to die, so they worked themselves up to a frenzy to meet their inevitable death.

[@Slickrock72]

~4000 Japanese died, and ~600 Americans died, during this Banzai charge. The Japanese at one point overran American forward positions and turned the position machine guns around to shoot at advancing American soldiers. The Japanese actually did have one tank but it's turret was blown off very early in the battle. The flamethrower tank scenes were made-up Hollywood bullshit, this did not happen during that battle.

[@MikeRyan-vd1qw]

Never was this disclaimer needed more: “This is a work of fiction. Any similarity to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events, is purely coincidental.”

[@hunterventures2101]

wow those japanese were terrible at hand to hand fighting

[@christopherparrisjr.3146]

I think the filmmakers did that intentionally. It would've been a bad look if the Japanese were getting the better of the USMC. The DoD was involved in this production. Anything they're involved in has to make US troops look good.

[@sixmax11]

too busy digging those tunnels everywhere

[@Hetzerg]

There was no cgi back in the day. This was real 😢

[@brucemacmillan9581]

Was that Godzilla on the beach? Lol

[@ww2remembered983]

Yeah, breathing fire from a bunker!

[@Mike-mm4mx]

'it's always the slobs on the ground gotta do the dirty work'. Yep.

[@jackthepirate9233]

Same officer from the Bridge Over the River Kwai.

[@deaddocreallydeaddoc5244]

He got around, apparently.

[@Alanelliott-n9y]

Yep

[@ヘンリー少尉]

7:00 It's revealed that fugitive Richard Kimble has fled to Saipan.☺

[@corneliucatana1241]

Good studio.

[@christopherparrisjr.3146]

I think Perry Lopez would've been a better casting choice for Gabaldon. I get why Jeffery Hunter got cast though (Hunter was better known and Hollywood was not as big on diversity or representation).

[@williamkoppos7039]

6:38 "They understood you just fine Marine" then sweeps across his chin with Carbine

[@YokohamaStones]

逃亡者で人気だった、デビット・ジャンセンが出演していますね。史上最大の作戦のジェフリー・ハンターも出演しています。

[@dalanbronnenberg]

Those sure look like Patton tanks.

[@Dr.Pepper001]

I had a friend who was credited with killing the first Japanese soldier on Saipan. His name was Ron Bell.

[@alexjoseph8363]

So bad, yet so so good!

[@Brian-zo1ll]

To think that this operation was happening the same time we were invading France, is remarkable.

[@Trojan0304]

Have the dvd, needs upgrade to blue ray

[@Iyuldanindrawatichannel]

FILM GOOD

[@LeonardSmith-qv8do]

Someone in the comments said something about this "clip" indicating it was actual film of the battle LOL NOooooo LOL

[@選手アマチュア]

超大国の米国は軍隊も最強でした。日本軍が緒戦に戦った比島の植民地軍とは雲泥の差でした

[@tennesseeridgerunner5992]

I didn't know Saipan and Southern California were so similar in appearance.

[@deaddocreallydeaddoc5244]

Oh, yes they were, and this film proves it! (hahahaha, jest kidden)

[@cesaralejandro7725]

Can you upload beanstalk bunny?

[@kurttate9446]

I think it’s usual practice to ditch the route packs before engaging in close combat.

[@georgegriffiths8440]

Can anyone tell me what movie this is please.

[@PoochAndBoo]

I think the words "Hell to Eternity" in the post's title might give you a hint.

[@juanmanuelparadacontreras9565]

Una grata sorpresa ver estas escenas de este icónico filme del género bélico. El personaje de Jeffrey Hunter, que de niño se cría con una familia japonesa, debe ahora enfrentar a los nipones en un mortal duelo. Al final evita una matanza inútil al final de esta película.

[@electrichellion5946]

Those are the worst looking replicas of Japanese tanks I’ve ever seen in a movie. Neither side used large tanks in the island campaign. Sherman being the largest.

[@jerryrichards8172]

That looks like Monterey or Carmel Beach?

[@congtrangle8047]

Tôi thật sự ko biết đây chỉ là đóng phim hay phim tài liệu

[@jerryrichards8172]

I remember this movie as one of those love triangle mostly talking type must have it mixed up with a other.

[@piotrszczepanek4812]

Were are Rohan calvalry??

[@JackiePhillipsTheSocialPet]

How did they film these???

[@conservativesniperhunter7439]

With cameras I guess 🤔.

[@sammywestenberger9303]

Captain 👨‍✈️: Hold Your Fire 🔥

[@deaddocreallydeaddoc5244]

Most of this was Hollywood production. But it was common in post-war years to insert actual footage from WW2. The Navy, for example, had photographers and filmers at most battles. I knew one of them, personally.

[@JackiePhillipsTheSocialPet]

@deaddocreallydeaddoc5244 I guess none of the actual war footage would be copyrighted or prohibited. I guess they didn't have that restriction at that time

[@JackiePhillipsTheSocialPet]

@@conservativesniperhunter7439 Duh!! Could you go out and film that?

[@remilekunakanny4816]

Title pls anyone ?

[@daleupthegrove6396]

Hell to Eternity 1960.

[@garywagner2466]

Look under the thumbnail.

[@bennikdk_4927]

both sides made a banzai attack.....the movie is so stupid. XD

[@angloaust1575]

Jeff hunter david jannsen and vic damone

[@kenjosten2198]

M1 carbines with bayonet lugs 🤔

[@deaddocreallydeaddoc5244]

I had one with bayonet lugs, yep.

[@ww2remembered983]

Yeah, but none fixed as they charged up the hill for hand to hand combat....

[@kenjosten2198]

They were considered post war carbines,still a G.l. model.

[@SUBICBAYPIRATE]

The Japanese officer is the commander of the prison camp in Bridge on The River Kwai.

[@ricardovargas1592]

TODOS HERÓIS.

[@ОльгаЖукова-ж4д]

У мужиков-другой ум. Они все хорошие.

[@kanmatsui2689]

白兵戦になると何故か絶対にやられないアメリカ兵w

[@josevicentejrmeneses8552]

what the h**** are those frankintanks HA-GO 48 ???

[@petehoney1]

makes war look fun and easy ..

[@redtobertshateshandles]

Too easy. 😂 Sign me up. 😂 This garbage hasn't aged well. It's certain that no Marine veterans were consulted in the making of this film.

[@archlab007]

Yeah... FFF all that. The Flag officers & planners decided that some other schmuck goes to capture an island. My life is important to me.

[@callind3790]

Just think about all the insects that were killed

[@deaddocreallydeaddoc5244]

Just another one of the horrors of war, my son.

[@geoffprice5357]

Loosely based on Leon Uris book "Battle Cry"? If so, very.

[@exceptionallyaverage3075]

Nah. Battle cry was the 6th Marines, Hell to Eternity was the 2nd Marines. The Battle Cry novel was the basis for the Battle Cry movie.

[@geoffprice5357]

@@exceptionallyaverage3075 goodo, my bad

[@exceptionallyaverage3075]

@geoffprice5357 You're good. I had an advantage. I'm almost as old as the Battle Cry novel, and I'm older than the Hell to Eternity novel.

[@geoffprice5357]

@@exceptionallyaverage3075 I need to take more notice, i've read Battle Cry at least 3 times......"They call me Mac"...............

[@exceptionallyaverage3075]

@geoffprice5357 I've read it twice. If I knew which box it was in, I'd read it again.

[@WarrenBacon-gh7zw]

I never understood why they didn't use bulldozers in the first wave to act as shields to move the troops up off the beach? With the bucket raised they have a solid steel moving shield you could hidden an entire platoon of troops behind. Cut down bigtime on number of deaths due to machine gun fire. Bulldozers could have built up solid dirt walls to seal off the pillboxes and even build inclines over the obstacles and barbed wire.

[@redtobertshateshandles]

Ever heard of crossfire ??

[@HayrullahAldoğan]

Bu insanlar gerçekten hayvan bile deyil 😮bune lan😮

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[@jessejames7757]

Lot of good men went Asiatic.

[@ОльгаЖукова-ж4д]

Мужики на Войне как мальчики.

[@ОльгаЖукова-ж4д]

Мужики на войне как мальчики. Играть Надо. А Война- не женское дело. По этому бабы и Придумали Загонять мужиков на Войне в полки, дивизии... Чтоб им неудобно Было Играть по одному. Злились чтоб. Взрослели

[@ОльгаЖукова-ж4д]

Женский Садизм, Знаешь, с чего Начинается? Не Вмешивайся в дела мужиков. Специально. Не Вмешивайся.

[@ОльгаЖукова-ж4д]

Мужики-не бабы. У них -другой ум. Они жалостливые

[@dynaflow666]

M 67 Zippo

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[@exceptionallyaverage3075]

The ignorant poorly-educated pro-putin maga cult incel infestation is everywhere. LOL at you, maga-boi.

[@ww2remembered983]

The draft dodging felon? No thanks. I prefer law and order.

[@michaelpiwcewicz1412]

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[@JamesSimmons-d1t]

Sessue Hayakawa wrote a well-received book on Semantics...famed for role in Alec Guinness/Holden/Jack Hawkins epic film. "Bridge on the River Kwai." Born 971, I can remember the nighttime bridge underwater demolition scene vividly. Very visual, words not distracting. Please remove racist Wayne from channel symbol. My dad and a brother did WW2 research, another in graves detail in Pacific. $th brother's doctor testified basic training would kill him. It did. They were poor. Sign of the times. My dad helped invent, improve and lead manufacturing of Bell systems. Mom got award from surgeon general in same war.

[@JamesSimmons-d1t]

1951 not 1971

[@deaddocreallydeaddoc5244]

Such high-achieving parents, yet you didn't even learn to write complete sentences. However, you were brainwashed in making racism accusations well.

[@鍾保]

胡亂演

[@8003R]

What a circus!?

[@8003R]

What a circus!?