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Director:
Buzz Kulik
Writers:
Daniel Taradash (1953 screenplays)
Harold Gast (writer)
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Release Date:
14 February 1979 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Soapy look at events of Pearl Harbor just previous to the Japanese attack. full summary
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Awards:
Won Golden Globe. more
User Comments:
Over-long and uninspired more (7 total)

Cast

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Natalie Wood ... Karen Holmes

William Devane ... Sgt. Milt Warden
Steve Railsback ... Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt
Roy Thinnes ... Capt. Dana Holmes

Joe Pantoliano ... Pvt. Angelo Maggio

Kim Basinger ... Lorene Rogers

Peter Boyle ... Fatso Judson
Will Sampson ... Cpl. Cheney
Rick Hurst ... Pfc. Hanson
Salome Jens ... Gert Kipfer

Andrew Robinson ... Sgt. Maylon Stark

David Spielberg ... Lt. Ross

Andy Griffith ... Gen. Barney Slater
Richard Venture ... Col. Jack Delbart

Richard Bright ... Sgt. Doehm
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Additional Details

Runtime:
360 min (6 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:PG-13
Filming Locations:
Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA
Company:
Bennett/Katleman Productions more

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Factual errors: All of the officers and enlisted personnel are wearing black neckties. At this time frame the Army had already changed to khaki neckties. more
Movie Connections:
Version of From Here to Eternity (1953) more

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User Comments

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6 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Over-long and uninspired, 9 May 2002
Author: bux from Tecumseh ok

True, this version of James Jones' classic novel attempts to follow the writer's concept, moreso than the 1953 theatrical version, and it is able to do so since the Hayes Code has lost most of it's grip, BUT...

The acting here seems so uninspired and lackluster, that it becomes a chore to grind out the five hours of this TV opus. Devane does well in the first half of this, but around the middle he spirals down to a gum chewing clod and more closely resembles SGT Snorkle of Beetle Bailey fame than rough, tough SGT Ward. Railsback, who shined so brightly as Chuck Manson in "Helter Skelter" (1976), still appears to be trying to portray the Mass Slayer rather than a thirty-year man with the troubles of the world on his back. Wood and Pantaliano turn in the best performances, yet what remains just is not worth staying up late to watch-catch the Lancaster/Clift version even if you've seen it a hundred times...it is far superior.

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