Wake Island

Wake Island

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1942-08-11

Languages:

English, Japanese

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

87 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

(1263 Reviews)

Director:

John Farrow

Cast:

Writer:

W.R. Burnett (screenplay)

Frank Butler (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In November 1941, Major Caton takes command of the small Marine garrison on Wake Island. His tendency toward spit and polish upsets the men's tropical lassitude, but Pearl Harbor changes everything. Soon the island is attacked and the Marines pull together day by day; but how long can they hold out?

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