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Programme Information

Two soldiers, one American and the other Japanese, find themselves stranded on a deserted island during World War II. Their deeply embedded prejudices and the antagonisms get a cathartic release as the pair fight, and eventually cooperate, to escape the remote rock.

Keywords:

Drama, War, Historical, History, World War, Movie, Film, Movies, Films, WWII, WW2, World War 2

Additional Information:

(1968) (USA) (4 Star)

Cast:

Lee Marvin	.... American Pilot
Toshirô Mifune	.... Captain Tsuruhiko Kuroda

Directors:

John Boorman

Writers:

Reuben Bercovitch
Alexander Jacobs