Hell in the Pacific

"Out of violence, compassion. Out of suspicion, trust. Out of hell, hope."

Dec 18 1968 G 1h 43m
Adventure, War

During World War II, a shot-down American pilot and a marooned Japanese navy captain find themselves stranded on the same small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean.

Plot

During World War II, a shot-down American pilot and a marooned Japanese navy captain find themselves stranded on the same small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean. Following war logic, each time the crafty Japanese devises something useful, he guards it to deny its use to the Yank, who then steals it, its proceeds or the idea and/or ruins it. Yet each gets his chance to kill and/or capture the other, but neither pushes this to the end. After a while of this pointless pestering, they end up joining forces to build and man a raft...

Written by

Alexander Jacobs, Eric Bercovici, Reuben Bercovitch

Directed by

John Boorman

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Selmur Productions

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
9,613
Average Rating
7.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA