Back Door to Hell (1964)
- Directed by
- Monte Hellman
- Genre
- war film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 18 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Three American soldiers go behind enemy lines in World War II Philippines to blow up a Japanese communications center before MacArthur's return. The mission forces them to rely on local allies and their own wits in a low-budget war scenario.
grittytensedatedmodestpragmaticnoir-tingedguerilla-warserious
What happens
Back Door to Hell is a 1964 American-Filipino war film concerning a three-man team of United States soldiers preparing the way for Gen. MacArthur's World War II return to the Philippines by destroying a Japanese communications center. It was produced on a small budget and received mediocre reviews. John Hackett wrote the script on the boat from the US to the Philippines. Jack Nicholson was writing the script to Flight to Fury at the same time. Hellman, Nicholson and Hackett also made the film back to back with Flight to Fury (1964). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
Iron Angel (1964)
The Thin Red Line (1964)
The Longest Hundred Miles (1967)
Operation Bikini (1963)
Intramuros (1964)
A Yank in Viet-Nam (1964)
The Raiders of Leyte Gulf (1962)
Ambush Bay (1966)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.