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Wake Island: The Alamo of the Pacific

Wake Island: The Alamo of the Pacific (2003)

Documentary, Historical, War | United States

Director: Craig Haffner

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Rating: 8.7/10

SYNOPSIS

U.S. Marines and civilians find themselves under attack from Japan on a tiny Pacific island.

Actors

Writer: Martin Gillam

Producer: Craig Haffner, Glenn Kirschbaum

Narrator: Will Lyman

RUNTIME: 105 min

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