# Hellfighters (1968)

> A veteran oil-fire fighter must balance spectacular industrial danger with the family bonds his lifelong profession has damaged.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/20548

## Facts

- Runtime: 121 min
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Romance
- Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
- Cast: John Wayne, Katharine Ross, Jim Hutton, Vera Miles, Jay C. Flippen, Bruce Cabot, Edward Faulkner, Edmund Hashim
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063060/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: rugged, earnest, melodramatic, classic movie night, John Wayne marathon

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