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Wake Island (1942)

1h 27m · 11 Aug 1942

Leathernecks... writing another glorious chapter of purposeful courage in America's history!

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In 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.

Movie ID114841
GenreAction, Drama, War
DirectorJohn Farrow
Main castBrian Donlevy, Macdonald Carey, Robert Preston, William Bendix, Albert Dekker, Walter Abel, Mikhail Rasumny, Rod Cameron
Release date11 August 1942
Release year1942
LanguageJapanese
Duration87 min (1h 27m)
Rating5.8 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseParamount Pictures

Director: John Farrow
Writers: Frank Butler, W.R. Burnett, W.R. Burnett

Top cast

Brian DonlevyMaj. Geoffrey Caton Macdonald CareyLt. Bruce Cameron Robert PrestonPvt. Joe Doyle William BendixPvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall Albert DekkerShad McClosky Walter AbelCmdr. Roberts Mikhail RasumnyIvan Probenzky Rod CameronCapt. Pete Lewis Bill GoodwinSgt. Higbee / Narrator (voice) Damian O'FlynnCapt. Bill Patrick Frank AlbertsonJohnny Rudd
Joyce ArleenCynthia Caton (uncredited)
Hugh BeaumontCaptain (uncredited) Barbara BrittonSally Cameron (uncredited) Hillary BrookeGirl at the Inn (uncredited) James BrownWounded Marine (uncredited)
Robert CarsonMarine (uncredited)
Don CastlePvt. Cunkle (uncredited)
Luke ChanJapanese Admiral (uncredited)
Spencer ChanJapanese Captain (uncredited)

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