Too Late the Hero

2h 25min

Drama

Action

War

A WWII film set on a Pacific island. Japanese and allied forces occupy different parts of the island. When a group of British soldiers are sent on a mission behind enemy lines, things don't go exactly to plan. This film differs in that some of the 'heroes' are very reluctant, but they come good when they are pursued by the Japanese who are determined to prevent them returning to base.

Production Companies

ABC Pictures

The Associates & Aldrich Company

Palomar Pictures International

Cast

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Pvt. Tosh Hearne
Cliff Robertson

Cliff Robertson

Lt. Sam Lawson
Ian Bannen

Ian Bannen

Pvt. Jock Thornton
Harry Andrews

Harry Andrews

Col. Thompson
Denholm Elliott

Denholm Elliott

Captain Hornsby
Ronald Fraser

Ronald Fraser

Private Campbell
Lance Percival

Lance Percival

Cpl. McLean
Percy Herbert

Percy Herbert

Sgt. Johnstone
Sam Kydd

Sam Kydd

C/Sgt.
Patrick Jordan

Patrick Jordan

Sgt. Major
William Beckley

William Beckley

Pvt. Currie
Martin Horsey

Martin Horsey

Pvt. Griffiths
Don Knight

Don Knight

Pvt. Connolly
Harvey Jason

Harvey Jason

Pvt. Scott
Roger Newman

Roger Newman

Pvt. Riddle
Michael Parsons

Michael Parsons

Pvt. Rafferty
Sean MacDuff

Sean MacDuff

Pvt. Rogers
Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Capt. John G Nolan
Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

Major Yamaguchi
Eiichi Kikuchi

Eiichi Kikuchi

Japanese Soldier
Robert Ito

Robert Ito

Unnamed Japanese Officer (uncredited)

Release date

20th May 1970

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English