I'm writing a college paper. Can anyone tell me a few war movies that is set during WWII and in the Pacific. Most WWII movies, like "Saving Private Ryan", is in Europe. if possible, a movie where General Douglas MacArthur is mentioned. Hollywood movie, not documentary, please. I NEED RESPONSE RIGHT AWAY. PAPER IS DUE IN A WEEK AND IT'S VERY LONG!!! :(
2006-09-06 16:15:56 · 10 answers · asked by The_Thinker 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
all the current answers are nice. however, i was aiming for the type of movies that this generation might watch like.... Pearl Harbor.
2006-09-06 16:27:27 · update #1
Man there were so many. "Midway.", " TORA!!! TORA!!! TORA!!!." "The Sands of Iwo Jima" - John Wayne. REcently there was one called Wind Talkers about the Navajo Indians and the South Pacific. The life of General Dougals McArthur starring Gregory Peck in "McArthur". John Wayne again in "In Harm's Way" which was about the Battle of the Coral Sea.
2006-09-06 16:32:48 · answer #1 · answered by mikeae 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
"Tora, Tora, Tora." The definitive movie about the attack on Pearl Harbor.
"MacArthur." This film starred Gregory Peck and was made in the late '70s, I think.
"Sands of Iwo Jima." John Wayne at his best.
"Midway." Star-studded cast, another one from the '70s.
2006-09-06 16:24:55 · answer #2 · answered by sandislandtim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pearl Harbor
2006-09-06 16:24:25 · answer #3 · answered by dolphins_chic_69 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Darwin was bombed in February 1942, just a few days after the Fall of Singapore. Broome came under attack by Japanese fighters on March 3, 1942. From May 31 to June 8, 1942 Japanese midget subs entered Sydney Harbor in order to attempt to sink Allied warships there. They attempted to sink the USS Chicago and did manage to sink the HMAS Kuttabul, resulting in the deaths of 21 Austrailan and British sailors. Meanwhile the five fleet subs acting as mother subs to the midgets attacked shipping off the coast of Austrailia and on June 8th two of them (the I-21 and I-24) shelled Sydney and Newcastle using their deck guns.
2016-03-27 01:01:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Great Raid.. its about 1 of the most seccessful rescue missions in WW2 but not many people heard of the story...
If ur really looking for history then u shouldnt watch Pearl Harbor... they got so many things wrong in that movie.. pretty much the only thing they got right was the attack scene... but they even managed to screw that up alil.
2006-09-06 16:49:21 · answer #5 · answered by Dont get Infected 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sands of Iwo Jima is a classic. John Wayne, dude. Midway. Battle for Bataan.
2006-09-06 16:18:53 · answer #6 · answered by longhair140 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's one called "MacArthur, the Rebel General" starring Gregory Peck.
2006-09-06 16:22:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The movie "MacArthur" of course.
2006-09-06 16:22:16 · answer #8 · answered by abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tora tora tora, they were expendable, crash dive, destination tokyo, pearle harbour, in harms way
2006-09-06 16:21:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
MIDWAY
2006-09-06 16:18:23 · answer #10 · answered by SmoothCharacter 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋