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American Guerrilla in the Philippines (1950)

American Guerrilla in the Philippines poster
Directed by
Fritz Lang
Genre
drama film, war film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A U.S. Navy ensign is stranded in the Philippines during World War II after the Japanese invade. He works with local resistance fighters to survive and fight back against the occupation forces.

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What happens

American Guerrilla in the Philippines (released as I Shall Return in the UK) is a 1950 American war film directed by Fritz Lang and starring Tyrone Power as a U.S. Navy ensign stranded by the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in World War II. Based on the 1945 book of the same name by Ira Wolfert, it was filmed on location. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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