Heroes Die Young (1960)
1h 16m
Running Time
May 22, 1960Release Date
Plot.
Eight American soldiers, commanded by Lt. Eason, are chosen to infiltrate the Ploesti oil field in order to set signal fires to guide Allied bombers to Germany's most closely guarded target of the war. When landing in Roumania, they are supposed to be met by a partisan as their guide, but he has been killed by an Allied air-raid, and they are met instead by his daughter Nitza, who is very hostile to the Americans as she blames them for the death of her father. As they make their way to the oil field, Nitza and Manjack fall in love. He is killed in a skirmish with German troops and, as a dying wish, asks Nitza to continue with the group and help them with their mission. She does, the signal fires are set and Ploesti is destroyed.
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Cast & Crew.

Erika Peters
Nitza

Scott Borland
Manjack

Robert Getz
Hoofer

Roger Browne

Robert Getz
Hoofer

Malcolm Smith

Gerald Shepard
Director / Producer / Writer

Al Pellegrini
Music

Don Joslyn
Swietzer

Al Pellegrini
Cinematography

Russ irwin
Producer

Franck Russel
Producer

Henry DeMond
Editor

Gerald Shepard
Director
