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Guadalcanal Diary

1943 · 93 min

A gritty, earnest wartime portrait that mixes jungle combat with the everyday camaraderie and homesickness of young Marines.

Tagline
The Victory picture of the year !
Overview
Concentrating on the personal lives of those involved, a war correspondent takes us through the preparations, landing and initial campaign on Guadalcanal during WWII.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • survival
  • friendship
  • death
  • loyalty
Places
  • wilderness
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour3
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
action, war, drama
Directed by
Lewis Seiler
Written by
Lamar Trotti
Starring
Preston Foster, Lloyd Nolan, William Bendix, Richard Conte, Anthony Quinn, Richard Jaeckel, Roy Roberts, Minor Watson
Music
David Buttolph
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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