Suicide Battalion

Suicide Battalion

Original film poster by Albert Kallis
Directed by Edward L. Cahn
Written by Lou Rusoff
Starring Mike Connors
John Ashley
Music by Ronald Stein
Cinematography Floyd Crosby
Edited by Robert S. Eisen
Production
company
Zuma Productions[1]
Distributed by AIP (USA)
Release dates
  • February 28, 1958 (1958-02-28) (USA[1])
Running time
79 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Suicide Battalion is a 1958 World War II film starring Mike Connors and John Ashley who made the film while on leave from the US Army. It was remade for television by Larry Buchanan as Hell Raiders, which was the original working title of the film.[1][2]

American International Pictures originally released it as a double feature with Jet Attack.

Synopsis

This story takes place during World War II in the Philippines. A group of American soldiers are recruited for a dangerous mission to destroy an enemy base and keep strategic documents out of the reach of the invading Japanese army.

Main cast

Production

John Ashley was doing a six-month stint in the army at the time. The producers got him an early release to make the movie, which started filming on 12 November 1957.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 AIF Database: Suicide Battalion Linked 2014-06-24
  2. Drama: Betta St. John Beguiles Tarzan; Hayden Bedded; Actor Set for Five Years Scheuer, Philip K. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 28 Nov 1955: A11.
  3. George Pal to Delve Into Space Again; Akim Tamiroff Aids 'Colonel' Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) [Los Angeles, Calif] 23 Oct 1957: B11.

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