Hell in the Pacific (1968)
- Directed by
- John Boorman
- Genre
- drama film, war film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Rated
- G
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 187 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
An American pilot and a Japanese naval officer are stranded together on a remote Pacific island during World War II. They start as enemies fighting for survival, but gradually form an uneasy bond as they realize they depend on each other.
tenseminimalistisolationistcontemplativevisceralsparseunsettlingslow-burn
What happens
Hell in the Pacific is a 1968 wartime survival film directed by John Boorman and starring Lee Marvin and Toshiro Mifune, the only two actors in the film. Set in the Pacific War, it follows an American pilot and a Japanese naval officer who are stranded on the same uninhabited island. It is about the importance of human contact and the bond that can form between enemies if they lack external influences. The film was released theatrically in the United States on December 18, 1968. It received mixed-to-positive reviews, but was a box-office bomb, earning $3.2 million on a $4.1 million budget. The disappointing performance of Hell in the Pacific was attributed to perceived similarities in premise to Frank Sinatra's None but the Brave (1965) and the film's abrupt ending, which failed to impress audiences. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.