From Wikipedia:The film contains little dialogue, and much like its predecessor – the film None but the Brave – is not dubbed or sub-titled, thus authentically portraying the frustration of restricted communication between the Japanese- and English-speaking. The film was entirely shot in the Rock Islands of Palau in the north Pacific Ocean, near the Philippines in the Philippine Sea.
The film was originally released with a rather abrupt ending, one that left many dissatisfied with the outcome of the struggle these men endured. The subsequent DVD release has an alternative ending, which while leaving the eventual destiny of the two ambiguous, was much more in line with the overall direction of the movie.
Both actors served for their respective countries during the Pacific War. Marvin, who was in the US Marines, was wounded and received the Purple Heart during the Battle of Saipan in 1943. Mifune served in the Imperial Japanese Air Force.
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I remember this movie and have thought of it many times since, especially when news came of the coming in from the cold of Japanese soldiers on various islands.
The critics panned it and it failed at the box-office .... but I have always been a fan of Lee Marvin.
Marvin, yeah.
Lee Marvin's _The Big Red One_
is a favorite of mine.
_Hell in the Pacific_ made
me mad as a kid because of
the ending. Glad they released
it with a different conclusion.
ofs
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