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Hell in the Pacific

1968 · 103 min

A tense, nearly wordless survival duel that slowly warms into an uneasy, fragile bond between two enemies.

Tagline
Out of violence, compassion. Out of suspicion, trust. Out of hell, hope.
Overview
During World War II, a shot-down American pilot and a marooned Japanese navy captain find themselves stranded on the same small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • war
  • friendship
  • identity
Places
  • wilderness
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour4
Realism7
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, war, adventure
Directed by
John Boorman
Written by
Alexander Jacobs, Eric Bercovici
Starring
Lee Marvin, Toshirō Mifune
Music
Lalo Schifrin
Cinematography
Conrad Hall
Runtime
103 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
Japanese, English

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