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The true story of inexperienced District Officer Cadet Arthur Grimble (Denholm Elliott) who arrives with his bride Olivia (Susan Stephen) on a remote Pacific island to work in the Colonial Service. He finds it hard to meet the approval of his superior, the Resident Commissioner (Michael Hordern), who had been expecting a more experienced man.
Oba: The Last Samurai (太平洋の奇跡 –フォックスと呼ばれた男 –, Taiheiyō no kiseki: Fokkusu to yobareta otoko, i.e. Miracle of the Pacific: The Man Called Fox), also known as Miracle of the Pacific, Battle of the Pacific and Codename: Fox, is a 2011 Japanese World War II Pacific War drama film directed by Hideyuki Hirayama and based on the true story of Captain Sakae Ōba ...
This is an index of articles that features lists of films based on real-life events. As new entries are produced, they should be included to ensure the list remains current and complete.
Losing Sight of Shore is a 2017 documentary film, directed by Sarah Moshman, [1] [2] which chronicles the journey of four British women, nicknamed "The Coxless Crew", [3] who row across the Pacific Ocean from California to Australia without the support of trailing boats.
On Metacritic, the film received a weighted average score of 48 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [13] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale. [14] The film opened on 11 April 1997 on 9 screens in the United States and Canada and grossed $62,518 for the ...
This was the only feature film in which the Reagans acted together, either before or after their 1952 marriage. The film's setting is the Pacific War. The film's storyline concerns Commander Casey Abbott, skipper of the submarine USS Starfish, being ordered to retrieve a new type of Japanese mine in the waters off the Asiatic mainland. When ...
A black and white film documentary about the voyage and raft was released in 1950, called Kon-Tiki (produced in 1947). [57] It won the 1951 Oscar for Best Documentary Feature. [58] There was also produced short Kodak Kodachrome color film from expedition in 1947. [59]
Across the Pacific is a 1942 American spy film set on the eve of the entry of the United States into World War II. It was directed first by John Huston , then by Vincent Sherman after Huston joined the United States Army Signal Corps .