Wake Island (1942)
Directed by John Farrow · 87 min · War, Action, Drama
28.7 TOPICAL score · #3,666 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →In late 1941, with no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island base.
Wake Island (1942, directed by John Farrow) has a TOPICAL score of 28.7 - ranked 3,666 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on cast. It won 1 award from 5 nominations, including the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films. Critics: 89% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.2/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 5.8/10 (29 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 18 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics89% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.2/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 5.8/10 (29 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 5 nominations - incl. National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 18 languages
- Still read2,085 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Brian Donlevy (actor #1,424), Macdonald Carey, Robert Preston (actor #1,248), William Bendix (actor #1,232)