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Operation Pacific (1951)

Operation Pacific poster
Directed by
George Waggner
Genre
war film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 51m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 59 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A submarine crew fights in the Pacific during World War II. John Wayne plays an officer dealing with combat and personal relationships.

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What happens

Operation Pacific is a 1951 submarine war film produced by Louis Edelman and written and directed by George Waggner. The Warner Bros. film stars John Wayne and Patricia Neal. Much of the film is set aboard a Gato-class submarine. The technical advisor was World War II admiral Charles A. Lockwood, the Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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