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Wake Island
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5.9In late 1941, with no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island base.
Released: 1942-08-1187 minDir: John FarrowWar, Action, Drama
Cast
- Brian Donlevy as Maj. Geoffrey Caton
- Macdonald Carey as Lt. Bruce Cameron
- Robert Preston as Pvt. Joe Doyle
- William Bendix as Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
- Albert Dekker as Shad McClosky
- Walter Abel as Cmdr. Roberts
Themes
- japan
- world war ii
- pearl harbor
- infantry
- marine corps
- u.s. navy
- jungle
- pacific island
- pacific theater
- wake island
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Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
2,318 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
89%
- Year
- 1942
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Genres
- Action, Drama, War
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Nominated for 4 Oscars. 2 wins & 6 nominations total
via OMDb · IMDb
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- war film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- World War II
- Director
- John Farrow
- Screenwriter
- Frank Butler
- Cast member
- Philip Van Zandt
- Composer
- David Buttolph
- Production company
- Paramount Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Theodor Sparkuhl
- Narrative location
- Insular Oceania
- Filming location
- San Diego
- Duration
- 87
- FilmAffinity ID
- 606881
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- 1942 - Rialto Theater Ad - 16 Oct MC - Allentown PA.jpg
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- publication date
- 1942-01-01
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- title
- Wake Island
- color
- black-and-white
- production designer
- Hans Dreier
- distributed by
- Netflix
- Commons category
- Wake Island (film)
- review score
- 89%
via Wikidata · CC0
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Categories
1942 English-language films1942 films1942 war filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican war filmsAmerican World War II propaganda filmsBattle of Wake IslandEnglish-language war filmsFilms about the United States Marine CorpsFilms about the United States Navy in World War IIFilms directed by John FarrowFilms scored by David ButtolphFilms set in 1941Films set in insular areas of the United StatesFilms set in OceaniaFilms set on islandsFilms shot in CaliforniaPacific War filmsParamount Pictures filmsRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataRotten Tomatoes template using name parameterTemplate film date with 1 release dateWorld War II aviation filmsWorld War II films made in wartime