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Hell in the Pacific

  • 1968
  • G
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
8.7K
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John Boorman, Lee Marvin, and Toshirô Mifune in Hell in the Pacific (1968)
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, 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 cooper... Read allDuring 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?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
    • Eric Bercovici
    • Reuben Bercovitch
  • Stars
    • Lee Marvin
    • Toshirô Mifune
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    8.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Boorman
    • Writers
      • Alexander Jacobs
      • Eric Bercovici
      • Reuben Bercovitch
    • Stars
      • Lee Marvin
      • Toshirô Mifune
    • 79User reviews
    • 37Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations

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    Lee Marvin and Toshirô Mifune in Hell in the Pacific (1968)
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    Lee Marvin and Toshirô Mifune in Hell in the Pacific (1968)
    Lee Marvin and Toshirô Mifune in Hell in the Pacific (1968)
    Lee Marvin and Toshirô Mifune in Hell in the Pacific (1968)
    Lee Marvin and Toshirô Mifune in Hell in the Pacific (1968)
    Lee Marvin and Toshirô Mifune in Hell in the Pacific (1968)
    Lee Marvin and Toshirô Mifune in Hell in the Pacific (1968)
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    Lee Marvin
    Lee Marvin
    • American Pilot
    Toshirô Mifune
    Toshirô Mifune
    • Captain Tsuruhiko Kuroda
    • (as Toshiro Mifune)
    • Director
      • John Boorman
    • Writers
      • Alexander Jacobs
      • Eric Bercovici
      • Reuben Bercovitch
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    • Trivia
      Both Lee Marvin and Toshirô Mifune actually served in the Pacific during World War II, of course on opposing sides. Marvin was a US Marine. He was wounded during the war and received the Purple Heart during the Battle of Saipan in 1944. Mifune served in the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service.
    • Goofs
      Near the end of the movie, when Kuroda flips through the pages of the magazine, he repeats himself. In the close up he comes across the page filled with eyes, and then in the wider shot he again comes across that page.
    • Quotes

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

    • Alternate versions
      American version featured an alternative ending where the two get drunk and walk off in separate directions arguing at each other; in the British version (which was exactly the same as the Japanese version), they start yelling and a bomb from the sky falls and blows everything apart.
    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood Remembers Lee Marvin (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Down in the Cane Brake
      (uncredited)

      Traditional

      Sung by Lee Marvin

    User reviews79

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    8/10
    Rare and forgotten Lee Marvin Picture
    I only discovered Hell in the Pacific after searching for Lee Marvin films as I have become enamored with his work as of late. I thought this was going to be a war movie from start to finish, which I'm not always a big fan of. I am glad to say I was surprised and very pleased with this film.

    This is a rare work of film that uses two actors, limited dialog(half of it in Japanese), and only one location. There have been many attempts at making movies about people stranded on islands, but this one pulls it off in a way no other has.

    Thsi is a film about not only survival, but overcoming prejudice towards ones sworn enemy in a time of war. It is about moving past the fears of what you do not know, and using what you do know and the basic need to survive to pull through and band together.

    I was more enthralled by this movie with almost no dialog, than I have been with movies that have won screenplay Oscars. To me, this is an example that if you have the right actors, the right story, and the right setting, dialog is not always necessary.
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    • Release date
      • December 18, 1968 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Die Hölle sind wir
    • Filming locations
      • Airai, Babelthuap, Palau
    • Production companies
      • Selmur Productions
      • Henry G. Saperstein Enterprises Inc.
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    • Budget
      • $4,150,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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