Hell in the Pacific
“Out of violence, compassion. Out of suspicion, trust. Out of hell, hope.”
During World War II, a shot-down American pilot and a marooned Japanese navy captain find themselves stranded on the same small uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean.
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Cast
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John Boorman Director · Alexander Jacobs Screenplay Eric Bercovici Screenplay
Worldwide gross $3.2M · Budget $4.2M · United States release December 19, 1968
Box office
Budget
$4,150,000
Worldwide gross
$3,230,000
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
Selmur Productions
Production
Henry G. Saperstein Enterprises
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
United States · December 19, 1968
Theatrical
Argentina
November 13, 2009 · Premiere · Mar del Plata Film Festival
Belgium
December 5, 1969 · Theatrical
Czechia
February 1, 1995 · Physical
Denmark
February 23, 1970 · Theatrical
Finland
November 14, 1969 · Theatrical
France
August 27, 1969 · Theatrical
Germany
September 5, 1969 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
November 9, 2001 · Premiere · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Hungary
October 7, 1978 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 8, 1970 · Theatrical
Japan
December 21, 1968 · Theatrical
Mexico
June 26, 1969 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 9, 1970 · Theatrical
October 24, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Serbia
March 3, 2007 · Premiere · Belgrade Film Festival
Spain
November 18, 1969 · Theatrical
Sweden
April 13, 1969 · Theatrical
Türkiye
October 22, 1973 · Theatrical
Uganda
January 21, 2013 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
May 1, 1969 · Theatrical
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