Two World War II enemies discover they are sharing the same deserted island and a harrowing game of survival of the fittest ensues.
DVD Release Date: March 13, 2001
Stats: 140 reviews
interesting to see toshiro mifune in a yank effort but it works. he gets to act while him and marvin go head to head. essentially kurosawa did drama so if mifune was to simply have been plonked into some action it would've been a waste. dark dramatic survival!
Great concept, and as usual, John Boorman's execution is just as stellar.
this is a solid film. with only two actors in the entire film performances needed to be great to carry the movie, i felt that marvins performance lacked a little but mifune more than made up for it. the dynamic of the characters was great and the decision to not use subtitles i...( read more)
Pretty interesting film, with Lee Marvin and Toshiro Mifune, and THAT'S IT. They both end up on a desert island together during WWII. It's pretty much the war broken down to an atom -- an American and a Japanese guy. It reminded me a lot of Cast Away, in that there was very littl...( read more)
Highly disappointing, I'm not buying this as a classic. The only reason I watched this was for Mifune, but you never learn how they arrived or how long they've been on the island--you don't even learn their names. Lee Marvin is a bitch to Toshiro Mifune for some unknown reason,...( read more)
Add a review (optional)...Mifune's acting in this movie is excellent. I laughed during the first 48 minutes of the film. Its fun to watch. Marvin and Mifune's chemistry is the best. But why kill them both at the ending?
well umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch..its got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie..i think that lee marvin, toshiro mifune play good parts throguhout this movie..i think that the director of this Action & Advent...( read more)
Yet another film proving that Lee Marvin was one of the most fascinating and unique "movie stars" of his time. Just him and Mifune on an island, fighting, attempting to escape, befriending each other, and then ... all without subtitles, each man speaking in his own language. An e...( read more)
A fantastic World War 2 drama about two soldiers fighting on opposite sides of the war, stranded on an island struggling to survive against the elements and each other.
If you see this on DVD, buy it. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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