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Across the Pacific

Across the Pacific (1942)

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A lively espionage drama that reunited the stars and director of the previous year's The Maltese Falcon, Across the Pacific was originally envisioned as the story of a Japanese invasion of Hawaii. Real-life events of December of 1941, however, precluded such a scenario and the location was changed to the Panama Canal. For reasons known only to Warner Bros., the title was retained despite the fact that none of the action takes place in the Pacific. Humphrey Bogart plays Rick Leland, a disgraced

Oct 24, 2006

Warner Home Video

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John Huston directeds this enjoyable WWII feature, which reunites the Maltese Falcon stars, Bogart, Mary Astor, and Sydney Greenstreet.

November 20, 2010 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | Comment

Fine John Huston wartime flick, bolstered by Bogart.

November 1, 2008 Comment
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Though a failure for Huston and Bogart compared to it's predecessor (The Maltese Falcon), this political thriller still entertains. Features great performances from Bogart and Greenstreet.

November 13, 2011
Graham Jones

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A product of it's time, Across the Pacific was made more for the war effort than for it's cinematic merits. If the cast seems vaguely familiar it's because many of them, including director John Huston, worked together on The Maltese Falcon just the year before. This one is minor league compared to it's predecessor,

February 3, 2009
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Foreign Titles

  • Griffes jaunes (FR)
  • A través del pacífico (ES)
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