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  • Wake Island (1942)
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    88 min | Action, Drama, War
Wake Island (1942)
Passed
88 min | Action, Drama, War
December, 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.
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Director
John Farrow
Writers
W.R. Burnett (screenplay) | Frank Butler (screenplay)
Composer
David Buttolph
Cinematographers
William C. Mellor | Theodor Sparkuhl
Editors
Frank Bracht | LeRoy Stone
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Release date
Aug 11, 1942 (United States)
Awards
Nominated for 4 Oscar Awards. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations

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