Hell in the Pacific (1968)
Out of violence, compassion. Out of suspicion, trust. Out of hell, hope.
Genre : Drama, War
Runtime : 1H 43M
Director : John Boorman
Writer : Alexander Jacobs, Eric Bercovici
Synopsis
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.
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