A Place In Hell

A Place In Hell

1969 · 107 min · ★ 5.4 · War

A drunken war correspondent, a prostitute and happy-go-lucky Italian GI barely escape a bombing of Manila, only to realize that the island they land on has been captured by the Japanese. They hook up with a band of Allied survivors and attempt to escape.

Directed by Giuseppe Vari · Written by Adriano Bolzoni

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