{"id":97191,"date":"2024-05-31T12:54:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T19:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=97191"},"modified":"2024-05-31T12:55:18","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T19:55:18","slug":"hell-in-the-pacific-1968","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=97191","title":{"rendered":"Hell in the Pacific (1968)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Oh &#8211; for a second I thought you were a Jap.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hell-in-the-Pacific-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hell-in-the-Pacific-Poster-193x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-97192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hell-in-the-Pacific-Poster-193x300.png 193w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hell-in-the-Pacific-Poster-82x128.png 82w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hell-in-the-Pacific-Poster-174x270.png 174w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hell-in-the-Pacific-Poster.png 595w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nDuring World War II, an American pilot (Lee Marvin) and a Japanese captain (Toshiro Mifune) are marooned together on a deserted island and must learn how to get along with one another to survive.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Deserted Island<\/li>\n<li>John Boorman Films<\/li>\n<li>Lee Marvin Films<\/li>\n<li>Survival<\/li>\n<li>Toshiro Mifune Films<\/li>\n<li>World War II<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nShot entirely on location in the Rock Islands of Palau, this unusual World War II-era film has just two actors &#8212; neither of whom speak each other&#8217;s language &#8212; and is primarily focused on how the men negotiate existence with one another. Will they continue to fight and possibly kill each other, as they have been trained to do? <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hell-in-the-Pacific-Beach.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hell-in-the-Pacific-Beach-1024x433.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"271\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hell-in-the-Pacific-Beach-1024x433.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hell-in-the-Pacific-Beach-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hell-in-the-Pacific-Beach-128x54.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hell-in-the-Pacific-Beach-768x325.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hell-in-the-Pacific-Beach-604x255.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hell-in-the-Pacific-Beach.png 1285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At first, this is absolutely on their minds; but gradually they come to realize that collaboration for survival makes so much more sense. With Marvin and Mifune in the lead roles, we are always intrigued to see what will happen next &#8212; and Conrad Hall&#8217;s cinematography brings everything to vivid life. While it&#8217;s not must-see viewing, it&#8217;s well worth a look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lee Marvin and Toshiro Mifune as the stranded men<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hell-in-the-Pacific-Collaboration-Raft.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hell-in-the-Pacific-Collaboration-Raft-1024x438.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"274\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hell-in-the-Pacific-Collaboration-Raft-1024x438.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hell-in-the-Pacific-Collaboration-Raft-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hell-in-the-Pacific-Collaboration-Raft-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hell-in-the-Pacific-Collaboration-Raft-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hell-in-the-Pacific-Collaboration-Raft-604x258.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hell-in-the-Pacific-Collaboration-Raft.png 1286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Conrad Hall&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hell-in-the-Pacific-Fishing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hell-in-the-Pacific-Fishing-1024x437.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"273\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-97195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hell-in-the-Pacific-Fishing-1024x437.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hell-in-the-Pacific-Fishing-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hell-in-the-Pacific-Fishing-128x55.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hell-in-the-Pacific-Fishing-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hell-in-the-Pacific-Fishing-604x258.png 604w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Hell-in-the-Pacific-Fishing.png 1293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s definitely recommended for one-time viewing. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0063056\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/newspapers?id=x8cpAAAAIBAJ&#038;sjid=9IsDAAAAIBAJ&#038;pg=4532%2C1401281\">Village Voice Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1969\/02\/11\/archives\/screen-marvin-and-mifune-on-an-islehell-in-pacific-zeroes-in-on.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Oh &#8211; for a second I thought you were a Jap.&#8221; Synopsis: During World War II, an American pilot (Lee Marvin) and a Japanese captain (Toshiro Mifune) are marooned together on a deserted island and must learn how to get along with one another to survive. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Deserted Island John Boorman Films Lee Marvin Films Survival Toshiro Mifune Films World War II Review: Shot entirely on location in the Rock Islands of Palau, this unusual World&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=97191\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=97191"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97200,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97191\/revisions\/97200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=97191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=97191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=97191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}