With the Marines at Tarawa

Name: With the Marines at Tarawa
Director: Richard Brooks
Genre: Documentary, War
Released: 1944-03-02
Duration: 18 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: William Lundigan

194418m

★ 6.9

DocumentaryWar

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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Cast

William Lundigan

Narrator (voice)

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