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Wake Island

Name: Wake Island
Genre: Drama, War, Action
Released: 1942
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 6.6
Cast: William Bendix, Brian Donlevy, Macdonald Carey, Robert Preston

1942·1h 28m·Approved

DramaWarAction

IMDb Rating

★ 6.6/10

2,496 votes

December, 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.

Wake Island is a 1942 drama war movie directed by John Farrow, starring William Bendix, Brian Donlevy, Macdonald Carey. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.6/10 from 2,496 votes and runs 1h 28m.

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Director

John Farrow

Stars

William Bendix

Brian Donlevy

Macdonald Carey

Robert Preston

Details

Release Date1942-08-11

Runtime88 min

TypeMovie

Audience RatingApproved

Countries★ United States

Languages★ English, Japanese

Keywords

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