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MPAA Rating: PG Movie Release: 1968 DVD Release: 11/16/1999 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 42 mins Studio: Anchor Bay Members Wishing: 1 Genres: War, War Adventure See Also: Hell in the Pacific

The entire cast of Hell in the Pacific consists of two high-powered international stars: Lee Marvin and Toshiro Mifune. The time is World War II. A downed American marine pilot (Marvin), is stalked on a remote Pacific island by a Japanese navy officer (Mifune). The Japanese officer captures the American, but this situation is reversed when he manages to wriggle free. The two enemies finally decide to live and let live, each moving to their own separate portion of the island. By and by the adversaries come to rely upon one another to survive; they set up living quarters in a deserted camp, get drunk together, and almost -- but not quite -- become friends. The present ending of Hell in the Pacific is greatly at odds with director John Boorman's original vision, in which the Japanese officer angrily kills two Japanese soldiers who have come across the American and decapitated him. As it now stands, viewers are left with an explosive "lady or the tiger" denouement. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Lee Marvin - American Soldier
Toshiro Mifune - Japanese Soldier

In this release from Anchor Bay Entertainment, legendary actors Toshiro Mifune and Lee Marvin star in a telling tale of wartime allegiances, the walls they build, and the reasons we shatter them. Viewable in either the original 2.35:1 widescreen theatrical aspect ratio or standard 1.33:1 full-screen pan-and-scan, this release also features an English Dolby Digital Stereo soundtrack. Included as an extra feature is the alternate ending, offering a decidedly different take on the outcome of this gripping story. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide