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Wake Island
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Wake Island

1942· Released5.8/ 10
WarActionDrama

Overview

In late 1941, with no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island base.

Ratings

TMDB
5.8/10

26 votes

IMDb
6.7/10

2,318 votes

RT
89%
MetacriticLetterboxd

Director

John Farrow

John Farrow

Director

Cast

Brian Donlevy

Brian Donlevy

Maj. Geoffrey Caton

Macdonald Carey

Macdonald Carey

Lt. Bruce Cameron

Robert Preston

Robert Preston

Pvt. Joe Doyle

William Bendix

William Bendix

Pvt. Aloysius K. "Smacksie" Randall

Albert Dekker

Albert Dekker

Shad McClosky

Walter Abel

Walter Abel

Cmdr. Roberts

Mikhail Rasumny

Mikhail Rasumny

Ivan Probenzky

Rod Cameron

Rod Cameron

Capt. Pete Lewis

Bill Goodwin

Bill Goodwin

Sgt. Higbee / Narrator (voice)

Damian O'Flynn

Damian O'Flynn

Capt. Bill Patrick

Frank Albertson

Frank Albertson

Johnny Rudd

Joyce Arleen

Cynthia Caton (uncredited)

Hugh Beaumont

Hugh Beaumont

Captain (uncredited)

Barbara Britton

Barbara Britton

Sally Cameron (uncredited)

Hillary Brooke

Hillary Brooke

Girl at the Inn (uncredited)

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