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Jungle Patrol (1948)

Jungle Patrol poster
Directed by
Joseph M. Newman
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 11m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

During World War II, a group of American fighter pilots stationed on a remote Pacific island face the psychological strain of combat and the weight of each other's survival. The story focuses on their personal conflicts and brotherhood as they wait for their next mission.

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What happens

Jungle Patrol (aka West of Tomorrow) is a 1948 American drama film directed by Joseph M. Newman and written by Francis Swann and Robertson White. The film stars Kristine Miller, Arthur Franz, Ross Ford, Tommy Noonan, Gene Reynolds and Richard Jaeckel. The film was released on September 24, 1948, by 20th Century Fox. Jungle Patrol was set in World War II and was based on William Bowers' play West of Tomorrow. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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