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Hell in the Pacific

Out of violence, compassion. Out of suspicion, trust. Out of hell, hope.

7.0(195)19681h 43m2

During World War II, a shot-down American pilot and a marooned Japanese navy captain find themselves stranded on the same small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean.

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Status
Released
Budget
$4.2M
Box office
$3.2M
Language
Japanese
  • japan
  • world war ii
  • pilot
  • u.s. air force
  • naval officer
  • pacific war
  • marooned
  • pacific island
  • airplane crash
  • american
  • japanese soldier
  • american soldiers

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

John Boorman

Produced in

United States of America

Where to watch

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalG19 Dec 1968
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalPG1 May 1969
  • ArgentinaAR

    • PremiereMar del Plata Film Festival13 Nov 2009
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical5 Dec 1969
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Physical1 Feb 1995
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical23 Feb 1970
  • FinlandFI

    • Theatrical14 Nov 1969
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical27 Aug 1969
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical16West Germany 5 Sept 1969
  • GreeceGR

    • PremiereThessaloniki International Film Festival9 Nov 2001
  • HungaryHU

    • Theatrical7 Oct 1978
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical8 May 1970

Frequently asked questions

Hell in the Pacific was released on 19 December 1968.

Audience reviews

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    david_carry

    9/4/2026

    > *It's a war movie with almost no fighting. It's a survival movie that's more interested in psychology than fishing tips. An American pilot and a Japanese captain wash up on the same island, and instead of immediately killing each other, they spend most of the runtime playing this elaborate, frustrated game of cat-and-mouse . There's a lot of posturing, a lot of yelling in languages neither understands, and some gen…

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