With the Marines at Tarawa (1944)
- Directed by
- Louis Hayward
- Genre
- documentary film, war film, propaganda film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 18 min
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 12 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This 1944 documentary short shows American servicemen preparing for and fighting in the Battle of Tarawa. It uses real footage to follow the invasion from the initial orders through to the flag raising.
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What happens
With the Marines at Tarawa is a 1944 short documentary film directed by Louis Hayward. It uses authentic footage taken at the Battle of Tarawa to tell the story of the American servicemen from the time they get the news that they are to participate in the invasion to the final taking of the island and raising of the Stars and Stripes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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As it Happened: Tarawa (2020)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.