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In Robert Aldrich's pulsating World War II thriller, Lawson (Cliff Robertson), an American naval officer specializing in Asiatic languages, is sent to the Pacific theater to assist a group of British soldiers (Michael Caine, Denholm Elliott, and Harry Andrews) in a seemingly simple mission--knock out the enemy's key transmitter... Read more

Starring	Michael Caine, Henry Fonda, Cliff Robertson, Denholm Elliott
Director	Robert Aldrich
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama

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- Aldrich tries the Dirty Dozen formula again. This time the setting is the Pacific sector in World War II, and the... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14
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  World War II. A ...
  
  World War II. A British Army position at the end of a Japanese Island is selected for an operation to penetrate enemy lines, destroy their radio equipment and ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
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  - 148 reviews
  - West Midlands
  - 12 Jul 2004 at 08:22
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- - 0
  - 0
  A test of what it takes to be a hero!
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Too Late the Hero is an epic WWII action adventure, from the director that brought you the explosive Dirty Dozen. Set in the Pacific, a group of Allied soldiers... read more »
  
  Report this review
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  - Orpington
  - 29 Oct 2010 at 21:47
- - 1
  - 0
  Anglos and Americans annoy Asians!
  
  I could enthuse about this being another classic war story of comradeship and courage with an excellent cast, directed by a past master of the Genre.
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Charles Brickley
  - Andover, Hampshire England
  - 26 Oct 2009 at 21:48
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  An old film made when we (just) still wanted to see WWll movies. All the old stalwarts are there, and the film might perhaps have had a certain something in ... read more »
  
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  - Stroud
  - 09 Feb 2009 at 14:52
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  I Have Always Thought That The War Films That Were Made In The 60's & 70's
  
  Were The Best.Maybe This Is The Exception.No Action And A ... read more »
  
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- - Brian Peel
  - Newport South Wales
  - 13 May 2006 at 15:25
- - 0
  - 0
  Were war films once really as bad as this?
  
  Apparently filmed in an Essex wood, this film has a pedestrian plot; stereotypical, 'stiff upper lip' charcaterisation; and a plodding, militaristic ... read more »
  
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  - Channel Islands
  - 28 Apr 2006 at 16:09
- - 1
  - 1
  Too long to be interesting
  
  Protracted shenanigans in the South Pacific during WW2 when Yank Robertson finds himself drafted into a British unit attempting to take out a Japanese base on a... read more »
  
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- - RJNeb2
  - 752 reviews
  - London
  - 12 Sep 2005 at 20:38
- - 0
  - 0
  GOOD OLD WAR MOVIE
  
  Classic war film ,you wont be dissapointed...Just long enough,plenty of action,caine at his best,a must for any war hound.Pure class
  
  Report this review
- 333516
- - 2hotty1
  - tyne and wear
  - 05 May 2005 at 21:46
- - 0
  - 1
  Great film with a well delivered moral
  
  This is a war film for people for avid genre fans and for those who don't watch war films alike!
  
  The acting is first class, the characters are ... read more »
  
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- 311114
- - Ptarmigan
  - HERTS
  - 10 Oct 2004 at 16:45
- - 3
  - 1
  Thumbs up
  
  Always loved this war movie, now seen it many times, a great evenings entertainment
  
  Report this review
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- - a customer
  - ni
  - 18 Aug 2004 at 13:18
- - 23
  - 12
  World War II. A ...
  
  World War II. A British Army position at the end of a Japanese Island is selected for an operation to penetrate enemy lines, destroy their radio equipment and ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 40893
- - HD
  - 148 reviews
  - West Midlands
  - 12 Jul 2004 at 08:22
View all members' reviews (10)

- - 23
  - 12
  World War II. A ...
  
  World War II. A British Army position at the end of a Japanese Island is selected for an operation to penetrate enemy lines, destroy their radio equipment and ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 40893
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - HD
  - 148 reviews
  - West Midlands
  - 12 Jul 2004 at 08:22
- - 3
  - 1
  Thumbs up
  
  Always loved this war movie, now seen it many times, a great evenings entertainment
  
  Report this review
- 15145
- - a customer
  - ni
  - 18 Aug 2004 at 13:18
- - 1
  - 0
  Anglos and Americans annoy Asians!
  
  I could enthuse about this being another classic war story of comradeship and courage with an excellent cast, directed by a past master of the Genre.
  read more »
  
  Report this review
- 824926
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Charles Brickley
  - Andover, Hampshire England
  - 26 Oct 2009 at 21:48
- - 1
  - 1
  Too long to be interesting
  
  Protracted shenanigans in the South Pacific during WW2 when Yank Robertson finds himself drafted into a British unit attempting to take out a Japanese base on a... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 150024
- - RJNeb2
  - 752 reviews
  - London
  - 12 Sep 2005 at 20:38
- - 0
  - 0
  Were war films once really as bad as this?
  
  Apparently filmed in an Essex wood, this film has a pedestrian plot; stereotypical, 'stiff upper lip' charcaterisation; and a plodding, militaristic ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 238399
- - a customer
  - Channel Islands
  - 28 Apr 2006 at 16:09
- - 0
  - 0
  HITS (Anagram)
  
  I Have Always Thought That The War Films That Were Made In The 60's & 70's
  
  Were The Best.Maybe This Is The Exception.No Action And A ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 243739
- - Brian Peel
  - Newport South Wales
  - 13 May 2006 at 15:25
- - 0
  - 0
  GOOD OLD WAR MOVIE
  
  Classic war film ,you wont be dissapointed...Just long enough,plenty of action,caine at his best,a must for any war hound.Pure class
  
  Report this review
- 333516
- - 2hotty1
  - tyne and wear
  - 05 May 2005 at 21:46
- - 0
  - 0
  Outdated
  
  An old film made when we (just) still wanted to see WWll movies. All the old stalwarts are there, and the film might perhaps have had a certain something in ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 705376
- - a customer
  - Stroud
  - 09 Feb 2009 at 14:52
- - 0
  - 0
  A test of what it takes to be a hero!
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Too Late the Hero is an epic WWII action adventure, from the director that brought you the explosive Dirty Dozen. Set in the Pacific, a group of Allied soldiers... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 935635
- - a customer
  - Orpington
  - 29 Oct 2010 at 21:47
- - 0
  - 1
  Great film with a well delivered moral
  
  This is a war film for people for avid genre fans and for those who don't watch war films alike!
  
  The acting is first class, the characters are ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 311114
- - Ptarmigan
  - HERTS
  - 10 Oct 2004 at 16:45

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- Too Late The Hero
  
  In Robert Aldrich's pulsating World War II thriller, Lawson (Cliff Robertson), an American naval officer specializing in Asiatic languages, is sent to the Pacific theater to assist a group of British soldiers (Michael Caine, Denholm Elliott, and Harry Andrews) in a seemingly simple mission--knock ...