Guadalcanal Diary

Guadalcanal Diary (1943)

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20th Century-Fox's 1943 filmization of Richard Tregaskis' best-selling book Guadalcanal Diary does full justice to the spare, lean prose of Tregaskis' eyewitness account. The incidents in the "diary" are tied together by an off-screen narrator into a cohesive storyline. The… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Lamar Trotti, Jerry Cady
Genres
Classics, Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Oct 27, 1943 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    A typical, inspirational WWII Hollywood movie, a product of the times and pressures in which it was made.

  • Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central

    is interesting for a glimpse at the Hollywood propaganda machine of WWII if not for any other reason

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  • Randy T


    Solid war film chronicling one of the bloodiest battles of WWII, the taking of Guadalcanal by the U.S. Marines. Nice performances from Richard Conte, Anthony Quinn and a VERY young Richard Jaeckel.

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