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7.1/10   304 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Ted Sherdeman (screenplay) and
Walter Roeber Schmidt (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
1 August 1960 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
THE MARINES' BATTLE CRY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC! (original print ad - all caps) more
Plot:
When his adoptive Japanese-American family is sent to Manzanar after Pearl Harbor, a young Chicano enlists in the marines to become a hero in the Battle of Saipan. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
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Cast

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Jeffrey Hunter ... Guy Gabaldon

David Janssen ... Bill

Vic Damone ... Pete
Patricia Owens ... Sheila Lincoln
Richard Eyer ... Guy, as a boy
John Larch ... Capt. Schwabe
Bill Williams ... Leonard
Michi Kobi ... Sono
George Shibata ... Kaz Une
Reiko Sato ... Famika
Richard Gardner ... Polaski
Bob Okazaki ... Papa Une
George Matsui ... George, as a boy
Nicky Blair ... Martini

George Takei ... George (as George Takai)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
131 min
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Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The speech given by Gen. Matsui (Sessue Hayakawa to his surrendering troops in Japanese recounts the popular Japanese folktale of Momotaro the Peach Boy, and it stresses kindness, courage, and strength. more
Quotes:
Gen. Matsui: [saddened by seeing his men surrender] This is not a pretty sight for me to see.
Guy Gabaldon: Neither was Pearl Harbor!
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I'm related to the screenplay writer, 27 November 2004
Author: Jon Schmidt (jontheeinstein@hotmail.com) from United States

Walter Roeber Schmidt is/was my grandfather. I still have an original screenplay in bound condition that was his. From what I've seen/heard, the story was a great one, and is truly a movie that one will never forget. I recommend it to all who wish to know some of the real stories from World War Two. What is interesting however, is that my grandfather was in the Air Force I believe during World War Two, and his brother was employed by the government to take movies and pictures of the war, which, quite ironically, lead him to meet his wife in Italy, who consequently, was a very beautiful woman. For those of you wondering what my grandfather looked like, I hope to submit a picture soon to the site.

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