7.8
With the Marines at Tarawa (1944)
March 2, 194418mEN
6.9
12 votes
Overview
Documentary short film depicting the harrowing battle between the U.S. Marines and the Japanese for control of the Pacific island of Tarawa. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with National Archives and Records Administration in 2005.
Director
Richard BrooksWhere to Watch
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Original Language
English
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Production Companies
United States Marine Corps Photographic Unit
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6.0With just about every Governmental agency behind it, this is clearly designed for US domestic consumption to bolster morale ahead of the looming D-Day - and it doesn't pull it's punches. On the other side of the world, a squad of marines is gathered on the deck of a destroyer attending a church service. They are aware that next day, they are to embark on a perilous mission to dispossess the Japanese of an airfield on the strategically important island of Tarawa. A successive series of naval and aerial bombardments over three days will hopefully soften up their opponents before the ground assau…
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