Hell in the Pacific

original title:
Hell in the Pacific
other titles:
(Die Hölle sind wir)
country / year of production:
USA / 1968 (x)
original length:
101 min. , color
premiere:
18 December 1968
genre:
melodrama
based on:
William Golding. Pincher Martin. London: Faber and Faber, 1956.
director:
John Boorman
film script:
Reuben Bercovitch
producer:
cinematographer:
editor:
composer:
cast (role):
Lee Marvin , Toshirô Mifune
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plot synopsis:
During World War II a shot-down American pilot lands on a small unpopulated island. But soon he discovers, that he is not alone. There is a Japanese soldier on the island. They fight against each other and make each others lifes even harder until they think about their situation with reason. But at the end both of them die because of an accident.
keywords:
single fighter , insubordination , behind enemy lines , jungle , friends on opposite sides , island
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
Don Klotz. On Hell's Perimeters. Pacific Tales of Patrol Squadron 23 in World War II. Austin: Sunbelt Eakin, 2002.
remarks:
Was filmed at the island of Palau.
availability:
VHS, DVD