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Prisoner of Japan (1942)

Prisoner of Japan poster
Directed by
Arthur Ripley
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 04m
Rating
5.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

During World War II, a group of people are held captive in a Japanese prison camp. The film follows their struggle to survive under harsh conditions.

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What happens

Prisoner of Japan is a 1942 American drama film directed by Arthur Ripley and written by Robert Chapin and Arthur Ripley. The film stars Alan Baxter, Gertrude Michael, Ernst Deutsch, Corinna Mura, Tom Seidel and Billy Moya. The film was released on July 22, 1942, by Producers Releasing Corporation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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