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Blood on the Sun (1945)

Directed by Frank Lloyd · 94 min · Action, Drama, War

20.5 TOPICAL score · #4,466 of 6,776 films

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Nick Condon, an American journalist in 20s Tokyo, publishes the Japanese master plan for world domination. Reaction from the understandably upset Japanese provides the action, but this is overshadowed by the propaganda of the time.

Blood on the Sun (1945, directed by Frank Lloyd) has a TOPICAL score of 20.5 - ranked 4,466 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 1 award from 1 nomination, including the Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White. Audiences: TMDB 5.9/10 (42 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 21 languages.

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Critics-
Audience21
Awards67
Historical impact23
Lasting engagement17
Cast52
Legacy & cult status-

Starring: James Cagney (actor #169), Sylvia Sidney (actor #910), Porter Hall (actor #1,004), John Emery

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