Hell in the Pacific is a 1968 World War II film starring Lee Marvin and Toshirō Mifune, the only two actors in the entire film. It was directed by John Boorman. A two-man version of 1965's None But the Brave, the film is a story of two soldiers, one American and the other Japanese, marooned on an uninhabited Pacific island, who, in order to survive, must accept their differences and work together, despite their two countries being at war. The film contains little dialogue, and much like its predecessor, 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.
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| Release date: | December 18, 1968 |
| Directed by: | John Boorman |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 103 Minutes |
| Producer: | Reuben Bercovitch, Henry G. Saperstein, Selig J. Seligman, Henry G. Saperstein |
| Music by: | Lalo Schifrin |
| Screenplay by: | Reuben Bercovitch, Alexander Jacobs, Eric Bercovici |