Ten Seconds to Hell (The Phoenix) (1959)
Release Date: Jun 1, 1959 Wide
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This film is a 1959 WWII drama that focuses on members of a German bomb squad. The fatalistic soldiers pool part of their paychecks into a fund that the last surviving member of the squad will get to keep. One by one, the men meet their deaths until only two remain: Karl Wirtz (Jeff Chandler) and Eric Koertner (Jack Palance). The two men vie for the affections of Margot Hofer (Martine Carol), which adds to the growing tension between them. In the film's climax, Wirtz and Koertner are summoned to
Jun 1, 1959 Wide
Cast
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Jeff Chandler
Karl Wirtz -
Jack Palance
Eric Koertner -
Martine Carol
Margot Hofer -
Wesley Addy
Sulke -
Robert Cornthwaite
Loeffler -
Dave Willock
Tillig -
Virginia Baker
Frau Bauer -
Richard Wattis
Maj. Haven -
Jimmy Goodwin
Globke -
Nancy Lee
Ruth Sulke -
Charles Nolte
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A downbeat so-so off-beat message suspense WWII drama that never explodes and remains mostly tedious.
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