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No Man Is an Island is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 20 september 1962 with Jeffrey Hunter
No Man Is an Island (1962)
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Add to a movie listNo Man Is an Island is a 1962 war film about the exploits of George Ray Tweed, a United States Navy radioman who avoided capture and execution by the Japanese during their years-long World War II occupation of Guam. It stars Jeffrey Hunter as Tweed. The film was shot entirely in the Philippines and all the supporting actors spoke Tagalog rather than Chamorro, much to the amusement of Chamorros who saw it.
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The film begins at an outpost with Tweed expecting to leave Guam to go back to mainland America. His replacement, Roy, arrives along with Vicente, a local. Shortly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Japanese launch an air attack on Guam, and the resulting chaos kills both Vicente and Chief Schultz. The five remaining men run for the hills.Actors
Jeffrey Hunter
(George R. Tweed)
Marshall Thompson
(Jonn Sonnenberg)
Barbara Perez
('Joe' Cruz)
Lamberto V. Avellana
(Mr. Shimoda)
Chichay Garcia
(Mrs. Nakamura)
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