United States / Oct 27, 1943 / NR / Source: IMDB
The Victory picture of the year !
1h 33min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Concentrating on the personal lives of those involved, a war correspondent takes us through the preparations, landing and initial campaign on Guadalcanal during WWII.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Minor Watson | Col Wallace E. Grayson |
| Ralph Byrd | Ned Rowman |
| Lionel Stander | Sgt. Butch |
| Reed Hadley | War Correspondent/ Narrator |
| John Archer | Lt. Thurmond |
| Eddie Acuff | Pvt. Tex Mcllvoy (uncredited) |
| Warren Ashe | Col. Morton (uncredited) |
| Marion Carl | Marine Pilot (uncredited) |
| Harry Carter | Dispatch Officer (uncredited) |
| Tom Dawson | Captain (uncredited) |
| Jason Evers | Bit Role (uncredited) |
| Walter Fenner | Col. Roper (uncredited) |
| Glenn Ford | Marine Extra (uncredited) |
| Robert Ford | Marine (uncredited) |
| Paul Fung | Japanese Prisoner (uncredited) |
| Fred Graham | Marine Listening to Baseball Game on Radio (uncredited) |
| Louis Hart | Lieutenant (uncredited) |
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| George Holmes | Marine (uncredited) |
| Russell Hoyt | Marine (uncredited) |
| Selmer Jackson | Col. Thompson (uncredited) |
| Allen Jung | Japanese Officer (uncredited) |
| Charles Lang | Marine (uncredited) |
| Jack Luden | Major (uncredited) |
| Miles Mander | Weatherby (uncredited) |
| David Peters | Marine (uncredited) |
| Bob Rose | Sammy Kline (uncredited) |
| Larry Thompson | Chaplain (uncredited) |
Genres
ActionWarDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Guadalcanal Diary |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Release date | 27 ottobre 1943 |
| Production | Bryan Foy, Islin Auster |
| Writer | Richard Tregaskis, Lamar Trotti, Jerome Cady |
| Editing | Fred Allen |
| Cinematography | Charles G. Clarke |
| Assistant directors | Lewis Seiler |
| Production design | James Basevi, Leland Fuller |
| Art direction | James Basevi, Leland Fuller |
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| Set decoration | James Basevi, Leland Fuller |
| Music | David Buttolph |
| Sound | David Buttolph |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Germany / Aug 03, 1966 / 16
Physical media
Netherlands / Apr 02, 2008 / 12 / DVD
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