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01/08/1960 Drama, War 2h 11m
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The Marines' Battle Cry of the South Pacific!

Overview

Based on the story about Guy Gabaldon, a Los Angeles Hispanic boy raised in the 1930s by a Japanese-American foster family. After Pearl Harbor, his foster family is interned at the Manzanar camp for Japanese Americans, while he enlists in the Marines, where his ability to speak Japanese becomes a vital asset. During the Battle of Saipan, he convinces 800 Japanese to surrender after their general commits suicide.

  1. Phil Karlson

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Jeffrey Hunter

    Guy Gabaldon

  2. David Janssen

    Sgt, Bill Hazen

  3. Sessue Hayakawa

    General Matsui

  4. Vic Damone

    Cpl. Pete Lewis

  5. George Takei

    George Une

  6. Reiko Sato

    Famika

  7. Patricia Owens

    Sheila Lincoln

  8. Richard Eyer

    Guy - as a Boy

  9. John Larch

    Capt. Schwabe

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Full Cast & Crew

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$800,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

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