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Between Heaven and Hell
“From the best-selling novel of young love in war!”
6.2 / 10• 1956• 1h 34m•NR• English
WarDrama
Storyline
Sam Gifford remembers : In prewar years he was an arrogant southern cotton plantation owner, married to the daughter of a colonel. At the beginning of the war he was mobilized with his National Guard unit as a sergeant. Came the day when, revolted by the cowardice of his lieutenant, who had fired at his own men, he hit him. Downgraded, he was sent to a disciplinary battalion. Sam now discovers his new detachment, his new commanding officer, just another cowardly brute, Captain Waco Grimes. While in combat, Sam will gradually become closer to the privates, working-class people he used to despise. He will become another man, a better man.
Cast & Crew
Robert Wagner
Sfc. Pvt. Sam Francis Gifford
Lead
Terry Moore
Jenny Gifford
Broderick Crawford
Capt. 'Waco' Grimes, CO Co.G
Buddy Ebsen
Pvt. Willie Crawford
Robert Keith
Col. Cousins
Brad Dexter
Lt. Joe 'Little Joe' Johnson
Mark Damon
Pvt. Terry - Co. G
Ken Clark
Morgan
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Richard Fleischer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Between Heaven and Hell is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
