Hell in the Pacific (1968)

Note des utilisateurs:

7.4/10   

Réalisateur:

John Boorman

Writers:

Reuben Bercovitch (story)
Alexander Jacobs (screenplay) ...
(suite)

Release Date:

18 décembre 1968 (USA)

Genre:

Drame | War

Accroche:

They hunted each other as enemies...they tormented each other as savages...they faced each other as men!

Plot:

During World War II, an American pilot and a marooned Japanese navy captain are deserted on a small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean. There, they must cease their hostility and cooperate if they want to survive, but will they?

Plot Keywords:

Island | Japanese | Pilot | Raft | Stranded

Avis des utilisateurs:

Crummy title - Great movie about human beings!

Ensemble

Lee Marvin	...	American Pilot
Toshirô Mifune	...	Captain Tsuruhiko Kuroda

Réalisé par
John Boorman

Scénaristes
Reuben Bercovitch		(story)
Alexander Jacobs		(screenplay) and
Eric Bercovici		(screenplay)

Produit par
Reuben Bercovitch	....	producer
Henry G. Saperstein	....	executive producer
Selig J. Seligman	....	executive producer

Musique originale
Lalo Schifrin

Image
Conrad L. Hall		(director of photography) (as Conrad Hall)

Montage
Thomas Stanford

Direction artistique
Anthony Pratt		(as Anthony D.G. Pratt)
Masao Yamazaki

Décorateur de plateau
Makoto Kikuchi

Maquillage
Shigeo Kobayashi	....	makeup artist

Directeur de production
Lloyd Anderson	....	production manager (as Lloyd E. Anderson)
Harry F. Hogan	....	production manager
Isao Zeniya	....	production manager

Assistant réalisateur
Yoichi Matsue	....	assistant director

Art Department
Kesataka Sato	....	property master
Frank Wade	....	property master (as Frank A. Wade)

Technicien du son
Clem Portman	....	re-recording supervisor
Toru Sakata	....	sound recordist (as Tooru Sakata)
Gordon Sawyer	....	recording supervisor (as Gordon E. Sawyer)
Frank E. Warner	....	sound effects
Bert Hallberg	....	location sound engineer (uncredited)

Effets spéciaux
Kunishige Tanaka	....	special effects
Joe Zomar	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Arthur Brooker	....	key grip
Earl L. Clark	....	assistant camera
Jordan Cronenweth	....	camera operator
Harry Sundby	....	lighting technician
Michael A. Jones	....	best boy (uncredited)
Michael A. Jones	....	rigging gaffer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Neil Travis	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Jim Henrikson	....	music editor (as James Henrikson)

Divers
Masaaki Asukai	....	technical advisor
John Franco	....	script supervisor
Bert Hallberg	....	communications
Henry G. Saperstein	....	presenter
B.C. Wylie	....	production assistant Wylie) (as B.C. (Doc)

Production Companies

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
• Henry G. Saperstein Enterprises Inc.
• Selmur Productions

Distributors

• Cinerama Releasing Corporation (1968) (USA) (theatrical)
• Parafrance Films (1969) (France) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (1969) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Shochiku Company (1969) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (1969) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1980) (USA) (TV) (pan/scan)
• Buena Vista Pictures (1995) (worldwide) (all media)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• EuroVideo (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Scanbox Sweden (2001) (Sweden) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Samuel Goldwyn Studios  sound
• Trissen Enterprise S.A.  technical assistance

Autre(s) titre(s):

Duel dans le pacifique (France) [fr]

Durée:

103 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais | Japonais

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Son:

4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System) (35 mm mag-optical prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)

Classification:

Iceland:12 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:G | West Germany:16 | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Airai, Babelthuap, Palau

Company:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Anecdotes:

Both Lee Marvin and Toshirô Mifune actually served in the Pacific during World War II, of course on opposing sides.

Guillemet:

American Pilot: Oh, for a second I thought you were a Jap.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The 100 Greatest War Films (2005) (TV)

Crummy title - Great movie about human beings!

A Japanese naval officer and an American pilot find themselves stranded alone on a desert island during WWII. How would you react to being marooned with a dangerous enemy? This film is an obscure treasure that should be better known. I suspect that people are put off by the cheesy and unsuitable title. The film explores the evolving relationship of two men from different cultures as they each struggle to find the best way to survive. Their collective fate is an exploration of the human condition.

One outstanding feature of this film is that it is in both Japanese and English, intentionally without sub-titles. An American or Japanese audience could watch this film and appreciate its message. This duality serves to heighten the cultural differences between the two men, and it is cultural bias that is the true enemy.

Buy it, it's a keeper!