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Cry "Havoc" (1943)

Cry "Havoc" poster
Original title
Cry 'Havoc'
Directed by
Richard Thorpe
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 37m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of women volunteer as nurses on a small Philippine island during World War Two. They work together while under threat from Japanese forces.

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What happens

Cry 'Havoc' is a 1943 American war drama film, produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Richard Thorpe. It stars Margaret Sullavan, Ann Sothern and Joan Blondell, and features Fay Bainter, Marsha Hunt, Ella Raines, Frances Gifford, Diana Lewis, Heather Angel, Dorothy Morris and Connie Gilchrist. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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