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Hell in the Pacific (1968)

 -  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?

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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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japanese | island | pilot | stranded | raft | See more »

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

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Drama | War

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18 December 1968 (USA)  »

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Inferno no Pacífico  »

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(Westrex Recording System) (35 mm mag-optical prints)| (70 mm prints)

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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 »

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American Pilot: Oh, for a second I thought you were a Jap.
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Featured in Hollywood Remembers Lee Marvin (2000) See more »

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"Down in the Cane Brake"
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Hell in the Pacific: Interesting experience
10 July 2003 | by (Örebro, Sweden) – See all my reviews

"Hell in the Pacific" is a magnificent movie, with only two actors - but two of my biggest favorites. I watched it without subtitles and I couldn't understand Mifune and I often didn't here what Marvin said either. The best way to appreciate it is to not know English or Japanese, because you will understand it anyway. A film almost without dialog, a very interesting experience. Surely one of director John Boorman's most memorable movies, with flawless direction. The end is a "surprise" which fits in well. A must see!

Rating: 10 of 10.


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