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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Violence, Questionable for Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1970 DVD Release: 05/29/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 13 mins Studio: Anchor Bay Members Wishing: 2 Genres: Action, Drama, War, War Adventure See Also: Too Late the Hero [Widescreen]

Filmed on location in the Philippines Robert Aldrich's Too Late the Hero is set in the last months of World War II. Lackadaisical navy lieutenant Cliff Robertson, who happens to speak fluent Japanese, is ordered to go on a suicide mission to wipe out an enemy observation post. Robertson's equally unwilling partners in this venture are British captain Denholm Elliot and pugnacious cockney private Michael Caine. All three men prove to have unsuspected reserves of courage when the going gets toughest. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Michael Caine - Pvt. Tosh Hearne
Cliff Robertson - Lt. Lawson
Henry Fonda - Capt. Nolan
Ian Bannen - Pvt. Thornton
Harry Andrews - Lt. Col. Thompson

Robert Aldrich's war drama Too Late the Hero comes to DVD with a pair of transfers. The widescreen anamorphic transfer preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1, and is preferable in every way to the standard full-frame transfer. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Surround. There are neither subtitles nor closed captions on this release. Supplemental materials include the theatrical trailer. Genre enthusiasts, as well as those with an interest in the superb cast (Michael Caine, Henry Fonda, Cliff Robertson) should enjoy this Anchor Bay title. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide