Wake Island (1942)
Wake Island (1942)
DVDRip | MKV | 740 x 496 | x264 @ 1600 Kbps | 87 min | 1,15 Gb
Audio: English AAC 2.0 @ 180 Kbps | Subs (embedded): English, French, Spanish
Genre: Action, Drama, War
DVDRip | MKV | 740 x 496 | x264 @ 1600 Kbps | 87 min | 1,15 Gb
Audio: English AAC 2.0 @ 180 Kbps | Subs (embedded): English, French, Spanish
Genre: Action, Drama, War
In November 1941, Major Caton takes command of the small Marine garrison on Wake Island. His tendency toward spit and polish upsets the men's tropical lassitude, but Pearl Harbor changes everything. Soon the island is attacked and the Marines pull together day by day; but how long can they hold out?
"Wake Island" is one of those movies that cannot be dismissed as mere World War Two propaganda. The fact is that the battle for Wake Island actually happened, which is what this movie is about. Okay, some of the characterizations are pure Hollywood and the conflict between the military and civilian personnel is contrived, yet what is NOT contrived is the event itself. A small detachment of Marines and civilian contractors did hold the Japanese at bay for about two weeks and did this knowing that they were on their own and that there would be no reinforcements. So let's give credit where credit is due, and take the time to watch this movie. The men on Wake Island were heroes and this movie does them credit.IMDB Reviewer
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Wake Island (1942)
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