Okinawa

original title:
Okinawa
country / year of production:
USA / 1952
original length:
67 min. , black/white
premiere:
28 February 1952
genre:
melodrama
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director:
Leigh Jason
film script:
Jameson Brewer , Arthur A. Ross
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cast (role):
Pat O'Brien , Rhys Williams , Cameron Mitchell
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plot synopsis:
The film takes place during World War II and deals with Captain Hale, who is the commander of a U.S. war ship. He and his crew are supposed to take part in the invasion of Okinawa.
keywords:
Okinawa , island , Pacific ocean , invasion , sea-battle , order and obedience
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
Nicholas Evan Sarantakes (Ed.). Seven stars. the Okinawa battle diaries of Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. and Joseph Stilwell. College Station: Texas A & M Univ. Press, 2004.
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availability:
VHS NTSC