Too Late the Hero
War. It's a dying business.
1970 • 145 min • Drama · Action · War
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 who are determined to prevent them returning to base.
Our family guide
Best from age 13- 100 Reviewers · 2 · 51%
- 64 Audience · 79 · 49%
A WWII film set on a Pacific island where British soldiers go behind enemy lines. The mission goes awry, and the reluctant heroes must evade determined Japanese forces to return to base, highlighting the harsh realities of jungle warfare.
- Violence & peril
- 6/10
- Language
- 3/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 0/10
- Scary moments
- 5/10
Heads up
- Frequent combat scenes
- Characters in constant danger
- Mild thematic elements of racism
What it models well
- Courage under fire
- Teamwork and camaraderie
- Overcoming fear and reluctance
- Survival instincts
Talk about it after
- The psychological toll of war
- Reluctance vs. duty
- The challenges of jungle warfare
- Different perspectives on heroism
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Top billed cast
Director: Robert Aldrich • Crew: Robert Aldrich, Robert Sherman, Lukas Heller, Robert Aldrich
Trailers & clips
TOO LATE THE HERO(1970) Original Theatrical Trailer
Reviewer notes
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersCliff Robertson is "Lawson", an American soldier drafted in to lead a squad of war-weary British soldiers on a jungle mission to destroy a Japanese radio transmitter. It isn't that his men are in any way cowardly, but with Michael Caine's "Tosh" foremost amongst them, they are disillusioned at the relentlessness of it all. What do they do that ever makes a difference?…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewers***WW2 jungle warfare*** In 1942 the Brits have a base at the southern tip of a Jap-held island in the Philippines; a unit is sent on a mission with an American Lieutenant (Cliff Robertson) to take down the radio at the northern end of the isle. Michael Caine plays a troublesome private while Denholm Elliott is on hand as the leader of the patrol.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.4/10 (79)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $6,250,000
- IMDb
- tt0066471