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Wake Island (1942)
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Reviews Counted:5
Fresh:5
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7.4/10
Runtime: 88 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: A handful of U.S. Marines bravely attempt the impossible - with no chance for reinforcements they struggle to hold the remote outpost of Wake Island during the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl... A handful of U.S. Marines bravely attempt the impossible - with no chance for reinforcements they struggle to hold the remote outpost of Wake Island during the time of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Academy Award Nominations: 3, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay. [More]
Starring: Robert Preston, Brian Donlevy, William Bendix, Macdonald Carey
Starring: Robert Preston, Brian Donlevy, William Bendix, Macdonald Carey, Albert Dekker, Walter Abel, Mikhail Rasumny, Don Castle
Director: John Farrow
Director: John Farrow
Producer: Joseph Sistrom
Screenwriter: W.R. Burnett, Frank Butler
Composer: David Buttolph
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Reviews for Wake Island
Though largely fictionalized, this is a moving report of the defense of the Pacific Island base, with strong emphasis on the heroic gallantry of three Manrines, played by Robert Preston, Brian Donlevy, and William Bendix.
A good, old-fashioned war movie, the kind of movie you watch with your dad on a Saturday afternoon.
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