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During WW2, a platoon of Marines crash-lands on a tiny Pacific island occupied by a small Japanese unit.During WW2, a platoon of Marines crash-lands on a tiny Pacific island occupied by a small Japanese unit.During WW2, a platoon of Marines crash-lands on a tiny Pacific island occupied by a small Japanese unit.
Takeshi Katô
- Sgt. Tamura
- (as Takeshi Kato)
Tôru Ibuki
- Pvt. Arikawa
- (as Toru Ibuki)
Ryûchô Shumpûtei
- Pvt. Okuda
- (as Ryucho Shunputei)
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Did you know
- TriviaDuring downtime whilst shooting the picture, Brad Dexter saved Frank Sinatra from drowning when he dived into the ocean and rescued the floundering singer.
- GoofsOne African American belongs to the USMC platoon. At this time, US military was not an integrated military and Blacks were segregated. This black Marine couldn't have been a member of this platoon.
- Quotes
Lt. Kuroki: Our island is a little chunk of coral in the Sakhalin archipelago. It is nameless and the Great War beyond its horizons ignores us, for we are the expendables of an amphibious landing, left to God, a forgotten outpost of the Imperial Japanese Army.
- Crazy creditsThe line NOBODY EVER WINS appears in place of "The End" just before the end credits start, which is appropriate given the film's anti-war message.
- Alternate versionsSome prints of the film do not include subtitles for any of the Japanese sequences.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Stars of the Silver Screen: Frank Sinatra (2011)
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Like its better known cousin HELL IN THE PACIFIC, NONE BUT THE BRAVE is a story about US and Japanese troops stranded on a desert island during WW2. It's a tense and highly watchable tale that makes Frank Sinatra's sole directorial credit, and he also co-stars in the movie as the medic of the group.
The tale is quite low key and more of a character piece than an action film. There are action scenes here, but they're few and far between and low budget. Nonetheless the film looks classy and expensive with fine cinematography that brings the lush locations to life. As an anti-war piece of filmmaking, it ploughs much the same furrow as HELL IN THE PACIFIC, exploring the way in which all soldiers are the same and the parallels between the two units despite their utmost grievances.
There are some exemplary performances amid the cast members. Clint Walker is exceptional as the nominal group leader and Tatsuya Mihashi his equal as his Japanese rival. Sinatra himself gives an understated performance but the set-piece involving the amputation is the tensest and best in the whole film, a minor acting masterclass from the star. Only Tommy Sands falls apart with a turn that could best be described as a caricature of a real person.
The tale is quite low key and more of a character piece than an action film. There are action scenes here, but they're few and far between and low budget. Nonetheless the film looks classy and expensive with fine cinematography that brings the lush locations to life. As an anti-war piece of filmmaking, it ploughs much the same furrow as HELL IN THE PACIFIC, exploring the way in which all soldiers are the same and the parallels between the two units despite their utmost grievances.
There are some exemplary performances amid the cast members. Clint Walker is exceptional as the nominal group leader and Tatsuya Mihashi his equal as his Japanese rival. Sinatra himself gives an understated performance but the set-piece involving the amputation is the tensest and best in the whole film, a minor acting masterclass from the star. Only Tommy Sands falls apart with a turn that could best be described as a caricature of a real person.
- Leofwine_draca
- Aug 28, 2016
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- Runtime1 hour 46 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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