With just about every Governmental agency behind it, this is clearly designed for US domestic consumption to bolster morale ahead of the looming D-Day - and it doesn't pull it's punches. On the other side of the world, a squad of marines is gathered on the deck of a destroyer attending a church service. They are aware that next day, they are to embark on a perilous mission to dispossess the Japanese of an airfield…
With the Marines at Tarawa (1944)
Documentary short film depicting the harrowing battle between the U.S. Marines and the Japanese for control of the Pacific island of Tarawa. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with National Archives and Records Administration in 2005.
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William Lundigan
Narrator (voice)
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What is With the Marines at Tarawa about?
Documentary short film depicting the harrowing battle between the U.S. Marines and the Japanese for control of the Pacific island of Tarawa. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with National Archives and Records Administration in 2005.
When was With the Marines at Tarawa released?
With the Marines at Tarawa was released in 1944.
What genres does With the Marines at Tarawa belong to?
With the Marines at Tarawa is categorised as Documentary, War.
Who stars in With the Marines at Tarawa?
The cast of With the Marines at Tarawa includes William Lundigan.