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Hell In The Pacific
Hell In The Pacific
Stars: Lee Marvin, Toshiro MifuneDirector: John Boorman
Summary: Two men, one American, the other Japanese, meet on a desolate island in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. Their evolving relationship is an interesting study of human conflict.
Director John Boorman's typical bravado is somewhat muted in this WWII parable. Set in the Pacific in 1944, the film focuses on two combatants stranded on the same barren atoll: a Japanese naval officer (Toshiro Mifune) and a U.S. marine pilot (Lee Marvin). At first the two men warily stalk each other, both revealing something by refusing to kill the other when the opportunity arises. At length the Japanese officer captures and harnesses the American, who ultimately escapes, returns, and ties up his opponent. The American finally releases his prisoner as both men grasp the pointlessness of their behavior, and a tacit truce develops between them, since neither can understand the other's language. After some scenes of mutually incomprehensible yelling and a bit of water torture, the Japanese man begins building a raft. The American's initial derision is replaced by an awareness that his cooperation would likely speed their departure and increase their odds of survival. In what is virtually a silent film, Boorman invokes his recurring 'man against nature' theme, here reconfigured as a plea for human solidarity. Marvin is excellent, while Mifune is a virtuoso of the kind of physical acting the film requires, and Conrad Hall's camerawork does justice to the spectacular beauty of the Micronesian islands.
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| Aspect Ratio: | 4:3 Full Frame |
| Main Language: | English |
| Region: | Region 2 |
| Special Features: | Scene Selection, Production Notes, Biographies, Quotes |
| Year: | 1969 |
| Release Date: | April 8, 2002 |
| Runtime: | 98 minutes |
| Certification: | |
| Catalogue Number: | P T D V D 1366 |
| Label: | The Film Collection / Freemantle |
| Keywords: | Hell, General, Pacific, Drama |
| Genre: | Drama |
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