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Wake Island

Wake Island

1942 · 87 min · EN · NR · 5.7 (22 votes)
Dir. John Farrow · Starring Brian Donlevy, Macdonald Carey, Robert Preston, William Bendix, Albert Dekker, Walter Abel · Music David Buttolph

“Leathernecks... writing another glorious chapter of purposeful courage in America's history!”

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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.

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A classic wartime drama that captures the grim determination and ultimate sacrifice of American Marines defending Wake Island against overwhelming odds. It's a testament to courage in the face of inevitable defeat, steeped in patriotic fervor.

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