Hell in the Pacific

Hell in the Pacific
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Boorman
Written byReuben Bercovitch
Alexander Jacobs
Eric Bercovici
Produced byReuben Bercovitch
StarringLee Marvin
Toshirō Mifune
CinematographyConrad Hall
Edited byThomas Stanford
Music byLalo Schifrin
Production
company
Distributed byCinerama Releasing Corporation
Release date
  • December 18, 1968 (1968-12-18) (United States)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Japanese
Budget$4,150,000[1]
Box office$3,230,000[1]

Hell in the Pacific is a 1968 World War II film directed by John Boorman and starring Lee Marvin and Toshirō Mifune, the only two actors in the film.[2] It is based on the importance of human contact and the bond that can form between enemies if lacking other contact.

  1. ^ a b "ABC's 5 Years of Film Production Profits & Losses", Variety, 31 May 1973, p. 3
  2. ^ Hell in the Pacific at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films.