Okinawa (1952)
A not so bad war film.
1 May 2009
Warning: Spoilers
First, I would like to say that it was a great surprise for me to see the director's name: Leigh Jason himself. This guy made only comedies during the 40's. And his last feature is a war movie. Incredible, isn't it? Of course, there is lots of talk, but it gives a pretty good study of characters. For this kind of production, I mean. Pat O'Brien is as fine as usual, Cameron Mitchell gives here one of his first appearances on a screen. Well, I guess so...I'll check on IMDb. But I would say that this feature is a little too long, even if the running time is only 67 minutes. I know, it seems incredible. Perhaps is it too much talkative?

Action scenes, only at the end and focusing on Japanese kamikazes, are taken from stock shots, essentially.

Produced by Wallace Mac Donald. Good feature, and rare.
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