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Wake Island

Leathernecks... writing another glorious chapter of purposeful courage in America's history!
Aug 11, 1942 · 1h 27m
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War
Action
Drama

PLOT

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.

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CAST

Brian Donlevy
Maj. Geoffrey Caton
Macdonald Carey
Lt. Bruce Cameron
Robert Preston
Pvt. Joe Doyle
William Bendix
Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
Albert Dekker
Shad McClosky
Walter Abel
Cmdr. Roberts
Mikhail Rasumny
Ivan Probenzky
Rod Cameron
Capt. Pete Lewis
Directed by John Farrow

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Revenue
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Production
Paramount Pictures
Country
US

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