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Movie
language
English
duration
87 min
genre
action
theme
war
director
John Farrow
Score
4 / 10

Wake Island is a 1942 American action drama war film directed by John Farrow, written by W. R. Burnett and Frank Butler, and starring Brian Donlevy, Robert Preston, Macdonald Carey, Albert Dekker, Barbara Britton, and William Bendix. The film tells the story of the United States military garrison on Wake Island and the onslaught by the Japanese following the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Plot

A map is shown with a voiceover giving a brief history of the United States military on Wake Island to November 1941. U.S. Marine Corps Major Geoffrey Caton departs Pearl Harbor naval base in Hawaii aboard the Pan American Clipper to take over command on Wake Island. A military contractor, Mr. McClosky, is also going there. The two clash during the flight.

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    award National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
    contentLocation Insular Oceania
    director John Farrow
    editor Frank Bracht LeRoy Stone
    events aviation Pacific War World War II
    genre action drama
    keywords abandon aerial reconnaissance air attack air raid air raids airstrike attack on pearl harbor begin bomb bomb shelter caliber camouflage end hawaii heavy cruiser honolulu killed in action land marine corps maritime patrol aircraft naval base pan american clipper parachute patrol plane pearl harbor reconnaissance run their way trench u.s. marine corps u.s. navy u.s. navy department united states armed forces united states department of the navy united states marine corps united states military united states navy wake island wound
    musicBy David Buttolph
    nomination Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
    producer Joseph Sistrom
    productionCompany Paramount Pictures
    publisher Paramount Pictures
    recordedAt California San Diego
    theme propaganda war