Gung Ho! | Pacific War Movie
Gung Ho! - The true story of Carlson's Raiders and their World War II attack on Makin Island.
Gung Ho! (1943)
Director: Ray Enright
Writers: Lucien Hubbard(screenplay), W.S. LeFrançois(based on the factual story "GUNG HO" by), Joseph Hoffman(additional dialogue)
Stars: Randolph Scott, Alan Curtis, Noah Beery Jr.
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: United States
Language: English
Also Known As: 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders
Release Date: 20 December 1943 (USA)
Filming Location: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, USA
Storyline:
Seven weeks after Pearl Harbor, volunteers form the new 2nd Marine Raider Battalion whose purpose is to raid Japanese-held islands. The men selected come from different walks of life but have toughness in common. Under command of Colonel 'Thorwald', they're trained in all imaginable forms of combat. Then, after a perilous submarine journey, they face a daunting first mission: to annihilate the much larger Japanese garrison on Makin Island, in a lengthy battle sequence.
Reviews:
"In the vast array of WWII movies, which are the ones that stand out? Special effects help you remember them, but mostly it's the story. If the characters make a special place in your heart and the story tugs you to the edge of your seat, you'll come back to the movie over and over again. Gung Ho! Is based on the true raid of Makin Island, made by a special branch of the Marines. But since American audiences had already seen the newsreels in 1943 and read the reports in the papers, how did Hollywood make the movie interesting? With fantastic characters.
Randolph Scott, a war veteran himself, leads the team as the man behind the raid. He combines his military training with Chinese techniques he's been studying for the first combatant unit after Pearl Harbor. This movie shows every step of the journey, from interviewing the candidates to the special training before they sail to Makin Island. Within the pack are best friends Noah Beery Jr. And David Bruce, both in love with the same woman; Robert Mitchum, a tough boxer; Alan Curtis, who hasn't told anyone he's a minister; and other volunteers who are anxious to kill Japanese troops. The interview process is fascinating, as we see all the different types of soldiers who make up a company. The training sequences are also fascinating, as they learn new techniques to combat an entirely different kind of enemy. Troops in a lineup are far different than men waiting atop palm trees with traps and sniper rifles.
At ninety minutes, this intense, emotional war drama could have easily gone another half hour. It moves quickly and leaves you wanting more. It's a great piece of Americana to show the morale boost we all needed after Pearl Harbor. At the time of this movie's release, we had no idea whether or not the Allies would win the war, but we rallied together and rooted for Randolph Scott to save the day with his Marines. As he says, "Teamwork. The Chinese have a word for it: gung ho!" While that's not a literal translation (gung ho means enthusiasm about going to war), the real commander of the raid used that definition and made it the motto of the Marines. That's good enough for me."
- written by "HotToastyRag" on IMDb.com
Also Known As (AKA):
(original title) 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders
Austria Unternehmen Donnerschlag
Belgium (Flemish title) Het heldhaftige avontuur
Belgium (French title) L'héroïque aventure
Brazil A Batalha Final
Brazil (alternative title) Gung Ho!
Brazil (new title) Gung Ho! A Batalha dos Fuzileiros Navais
Brazil (TV title) A Batalha dos Fuzileiros Navais
Canada (English title) Gung Ho!
Denmark Under hemmelig ordre
Egypt (English title) Gung Ho
Finland Taistelu viidakossa
France Gung Ho
Greece Gung-Ho
Hungary Harci kiáltás
Mexico Gung Ho
Norway Gung Ho!
Portugal A Selva em Armas
Romania Gung Ho
South Africa (English title) Gung ho!
Soviet Union (Russian title) Ганг Хо: История создания наездников Карлсона
Spain Todos a una
Sweden Attack i djungeln
Turkey (Turkish title) Kanlı Baskın
UK 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders
USA (short title) Gung Ho!
West Germany Unternehmen Donnerschlag
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