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Wake Island
“Leathernecks... writing another glorious chapter of purposeful courage in America's history!”
5.9 / 10• 1942• 1h 27m•NR• English
WarActionDrama
Storyline
In late 1941, with no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island base.
Cast & Crew
Brian Donlevy
Maj. Geoffrey Caton
Lead
Macdonald Carey
Lt. Bruce Cameron
Robert Preston
Pvt. Joe Doyle
William Bendix
Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall
Albert Dekker
Shad McClosky
Walter Abel
Cmdr. Roberts
Mikhail Rasumny
Ivan Probenzky
Rod Cameron
Capt. Pete Lewis
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Farrow's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Wake Island is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
