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American Guerrilla in the Philippines

1950 · 105 min

A slow-burn wartime drama that mixes jungle survival, guerrilla tension, and a quiet romance, earnest and old-fashioned in its heroism.

Tagline
One of the great adventures to come out of the Pacific!
Overview
American soldiers stranded in the Philippines after the Japanese invasion form guerrilla bands to fight back. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2001.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • loyalty
  • love
  • betrayal
Places
  • countryside
  • sea
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama, war
Directed by
Fritz Lang
Written by
Lamar Trotti
Starring
Tyrone Power, Micheline Presle, Tom Ewell, Robert Patten, Tommy Cook, Juan Torena, Jack Elam, Robert Barrat
Music
Cyril J. Mockridge
Cinematography
Harry Jackson
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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