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Hell in the Pacific

  • 19681968
  • GG
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
8.3K
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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?

IMDb RATING
7.3/10
8.3K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • John Boorman
  • Writers
    • Alexander Jacobs(screenplay)
    • Eric Bercovici(screenplay)
    • Reuben Bercovitch(story)
  • Stars
    • Lee Marvin
    • Toshirô Mifune
Top credits
  • Director
    • John Boorman
  • Writers
    • Alexander Jacobs(screenplay)
    • Eric Bercovici(screenplay)
    • Reuben Bercovitch(story)
  • Stars
    • Lee Marvin
    • Toshirô Mifune
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    • 75User reviews
    • 36Critic 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)
    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)
    Lee Marvin and Toshirô Mifune in Hell in the Pacific (1968)
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    Hell in the Pacific (1968)
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    Lee Marvin
    Lee Marvin
    • American Pilotas American Pilot
    Toshirô Mifune
    Toshirô Mifune
    • Captain Tsuruhiko Kurodaas Captain Tsuruhiko Kuroda
    • Director
      • John Boorman
    • Writers
      • Alexander Jacobs(screenplay)
      • Eric Bercovici(screenplay)
      • Reuben Bercovitch(story)
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    Storyline

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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... —KGF Vissers
    • friendship between men
    • world war two
    • japanese
    • island
    • stranded on an island
    • 32 more
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    • Taglines
      • They hunted each other as enemies...they tormented each other as savages...they faced each other as men!
    • Genres
      • Adventure
      • War
    • Certificate
      • G
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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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 reviews75

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Crummy title - Great movie about human beings!
    A Japanese naval officer and an American pilot find themselves stranded alone on a desert island during WWII. How would you react to being marooned with a dangerous enemy? This film is an obscure treasure that should be better known. I suspect that people are put off by the cheesy and unsuitable title. The film explores the evolving relationship of two men from different cultures as they each struggle to find the best way to survive. Their collective fate is an exploration of the human condition.

    One outstanding feature of this film is that it is in both Japanese and English, intentionally without sub-titles. An American or Japanese audience could watch this film and appreciate its message. This duality serves to heighten the cultural differences between the two men, and it is cultural bias that is the true enemy.

    Buy it, it's a keeper!
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    • chocolate_lover_0
    • Feb 11, 2002

    Details

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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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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $4,150,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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