better title would be 'heck in the pacific'

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	• Hell in the Pacific Lee Marvin, Toshirô Mifune MGM (Video & DVD), 2004 average customer review:based on 43 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Island

I love the view (and the story) of the island. It's played by 2 top actors.

a fine exam of cultures

Two fine players in a worthwhile examination of the multiple levels of engagement in wartime, culture, and cooperation. A valuable film to see more than once, and to think about, with a historical perspective. Well-recommended.

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Hell In The Pacific

"Hell In The Pacific" is unusual, interesting and well worth seeing. This is a two person drama set on a Pacific island during World War II. Toshiro Mifune and Lee Marvin each bring unique acting skills to their roles. Wow! What an ending! I will watch this again, for sure.

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A most unusual war film

Two soldiers, one American, one Japanese, trapped together alone on a small Pacific island during WWII. What will happen? Very interesting character study with irrational and inventive clashes, and forced compromises, with superbly acting and nice cinematography. Up until very near the end I really liked it, but unfortunately I found the climax very open-ended and weak. Too bad, it was a great story with no real ending. But with images and performances so memorable. Thumbs up.

better title would be 'heck in the pacific'

Heck in the Pacific (it wasnt Hell). a reasonably goodish movie despite very little dialoge. The abrupt ending was a disapointment , very little thought gone into it. the DVD had an alternate ending but very litlle thought gone into it also. i enjoy japanese movies however the average person would find it boring except for a few places

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From the director of Excalibur and Deliverance comes this "gripping" (Leonard Maltin)adventure about two wartime enemies trapped alone on a desert island. Academy AwardÂ(r) winner* Lee Marvin (The Dirty Dozen) and Toshiro Mifune (The Seven Samurai) deliver "striking and well-etched performances" (LA Herald-Examiner) in this searing psychological drama that packs "plenty of action and excitement" (Motion Picture Herald)! From the instant they meet, a marooned American soldier (Marvin) and his Japanese counterpart (Mifune) have the same objective: killing each other. But it soon becomes apparent that the only way they will survive isby forging an uneasy truce and cooperating with each other. Can they rise above the hatred that divides them long enough to stay alive?

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