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1943 · Movie · 1h 28m · NR
'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders
CriticsCritics: 54
AudienceAudience: 5.8
A true-life epic that revolves around an exclusive bataillon of the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, "Carlson's Raiders," whose assignment is to take control of a South Pacific island once possessed by the United States but now under Japanese command.
My takeArlo here—this is a gritty 1943 war film that puts you right in the thick of Carlson's Raiders' daring Pacific campaign, where young soldiers face impossible odds with raw courage and dark humor. It's the kind of story that doesn't look away from what combat actually costs, delivered with that unflinching WWII documentary feel that makes you sit up straight.
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Cast
Alan CurtisRandolph ScottNoah Beery Jr.J. Carrol NaishSam LeveneRobert MitchumLouis Jean HeydtDavid Bruce
Director
Ray Enright
If tonight is a 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders night…
…these live in the same corner of my head.
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Tell me what kind of night it is — I'll do the rest.