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Fury in the Pacific
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Wikipedia article
'Fury in the Pacific' is a 1945 American documentary short film about a pair of World War II battles in the Pacific: the Battle of Peleliu and the Battle of Angaur. It was co-produced by the United States Army, United States Navy, and the United States Marines, and directed by a series of combat cameraman of whom nine became casualties of the battles they were filming.[http://imdb.com/title/tt0187035/trivia Fury in the Pacific (1945) - Trivia] The film is especially noteworthy for its praise of the fighting abilities of Japanese soldiers (a rarity for American propaganda during World War II), and its fast-paced editing.
The film is sometimes erroneously credited to Frank Capra, but he did not, in fact, direct the film.[http://www.filmjerk.com/reviews/article.php?id_rev=1045 FilmJerk.com - Reviews - Fury in the Pacific]
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* Richard Carlson as Narrator
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