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.
Directed by John Farrow
japan
world war ii
pearl harbor
infantry
marine corps
u.s. navy
jungle
pacific island
pacific theater
wake island
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.1 / 5
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
Bill Goodwin
Sgt. Higbee / Narrator (voice)
Damian O'Flynn
Capt. Bill Patrick
Frank Albertson
Johnny Rudd
Hugh Beaumont
Captain (uncredited)
Crew
John Farrow
Director
Frank Butler
Screenplay
W.R. Burnett
Screenplay
Theodor Sparkuhl
Director of Photography
William C. Mellor
Director of Photography
Wally Westmore
Makeup Artist
W.R. Burnett
Story
Popular Reviews
3 reviews
Bearman08
3.0★ · 12/30/25
I’m sure that this movie did a good job at over emphasizing the events that played out at wake island and I’m sure many young men enlisted because of it (it’s because it’s propaganda designed to do that very thing)
I’m sure that this movie did a good job at over emphasizing the events that played out at wake island and I’m sure many young men enlisted because of it (it’s because it’s propaganda designed to do that very thing)
JMadson
4.3★ · 11/18/21
The movie is a fine average war American Patriotic film. Some of the moments cheesy and typical. Kudos though for showing some of the lore tragic moments during actual war
The movie is a fine average war American Patriotic film. Some of the moments cheesy and typical. Kudos though for showing some of the lore tragic moments during actual war
