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With the Marines at Tarawa (1944) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1944 · 18 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Richard Brooks, Louis Hayward
- Starring
- William Lundigan
A documentary short that vividly recounts the grueling amphibious assault on Tarawa, where U.S. Marines fought fiercely against Japanese forces for control of the Pacific island. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in collaboration with the National Archives and Records Administration in 2005, the film offers a stark, unflinching look at the battle’s brutality.
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