Hell in the Pacific

Hell in the Pacific (1968)

  • 64% of critics liked it
    (14 reviews)

  • 75% of users liked it
    (3,772 ratings)

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… More

G,
Directed By
Written By
Alexander Jacobs, Eric Bercovici
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1968 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Geoff Andrew, Time Out

    Intriguing but finally dissatisfying.

  • A.H. Weiler, New York Times

    Hell in the Pacific grapples with the arresting relationships of character, communication and survival, but succeeds only fitfully in dramatically projecting these elemental qualities.

  • , TV Guide's Movie Guide

    The acting is acceptable but is as extravagant as the script, and Boorman's direction is repetitive and ponderous, beating that single antiwar theme to death long before the adversaries do.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    More like a silent than a talkie.

  • Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan

    Two WWII enemies face off, but then depend on each other. Fascinating Boorman.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Michael S


    Great concept, and as usual, John Boorman's execution is just as stellar.

  • danny d


    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 in… More

  • Cindy I


    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… More

  • a b


    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… More

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