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Hell in the Pacific (1968)

G 103 min  -  Drama | War  -   18 December 1968 (USA)
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During World War II, an American pilot and a marooned Japanese navy captain are deserted on a small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean. There, they must cease their hostility and cooperate if they want to survive, but will they?

Director:

John Boorman

Writers:

Alexander Jacobs (screenplay), Eric Bercovici (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Lee Marvin ...
Toshirô Mifune ...
Captain Tsuruhiko Kuroda (as Toshiro Mifune)
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Storyline

During World War II, a shot-down American pilot and a marooned Japanese navy captain find themselves stranded on the same small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean. Following war logic, each time the crafty Japanese devises something useful, he guards it to deny its use to the Yank, who then steals it, its proceeds or the idea and/or ruins it. Yet each gets his chance to kill and/or capture the other, but neither pushes this to the end. After a while of this pointless pestering, they end up joining forces to build and man a raft... Written by KGF Vissers  

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Plot Keywords:

Japanese | Island | Pilot | Raft | Stranded  | See more »

Taglines:

They hunted each other as enemies...they tormented each other as savages...they faced each other as men! See more »

Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Japanese

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Cehennemde 2 adam See more »

Filming Locations:

Airai, Babelthuap, Palau See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System) (35 mm mag-optical prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The studio didn't like the original ending, so they used a scene of an explosion from the Peter Sellers film The Party. See more »

Quotes

American Pilot: Oh, for a second I thought you were a Jap.
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Connections

Featured in Hollywood Remembers Lee Marvin (2000) See more »

Soundtracks

"Down in the Cane Brake"
(uncredited)
Traditional
Sung by Lee Marvin See more »