Operation Pacific George Waggner Digital Life VHS

Operation Pacific
starring: John Wayne, Patricia Neal, Ward Bond, Scott Forbes, Philip Carey
directed by: George Waggner

Used Price: $1.64
Collectible Price: $10.00
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780790734958
Format: Black & White, NTSC
ISBN: 0790734958
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: April 28, 1998
Running Time: 111 minutes
Sales Rank: 9538
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: January 27, 1951

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Amazon.com:
If not a seminal World War II submarine picture, then Operation Pacific is at least an entertaining one. John Wayne stars as 'Duke' Gifford, first officer of the submarine Thunderfish. Patricia Neal is Duke's ex-wife, and when they meet again after four years, the couple tries to recapture 'that old zing.' Complications arise when Duke goes on a mission with dud torpedoes, and his best friend's younger brother goes after Neal. Fans will be pleased with Wayne's role, as the Gifford character is one of Wayne's simplest, but most honest performances. Wayne regulars Ward Bond and Jack Pennick are on hand as well; Bond plays sub captain 'Pop' Perry, and Pennick the sub's Chief. The scene in which Pop tells his crew to 'Take 'er down!' came from real life; a sub skipper uttered the famous command during a desperate surface action. --Mark Savary

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Solid WW2 Submarine Movie
John Wayne gives a strong, honest performance as the skipper of the Thunderfish. Wayne is tasked with two missions. One is to win back his wife (Patricia Neal). The second is to fix the dud torpedoes plaguing the U.S. Pacific Fleet and crippling the Navy's efforts against the Imperial Japanese Navy. The film plays well and is a classic of WW2 submarine flicks.

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- The Duke + WWII sub movie = How can you lose?
Following WWII, a new subgenre of war movies appeared, the submarine movie, including Destination Tokyo, Run Silent, Run Deep, and Torpedo Run among others. But Operation Pacific with John Wayne is not often mentioned or known as a quality WWII submarine war movie, which is too bad because it's a more than solid movie. Returning from a mission that required the crew to rescue two nuns and a group of little kids off a Japanese-held island, the USS Thunderfish returns to Pearl Harbor. Back in port, Lt. Commander Duke Gifford hopes to get back together with his divorced wife, Mary Stuart, and rekindle the love they had four years before. But before he can win her back, the Thunderfish is sent back out on patrol, and with torpedoes that don't blow on impact. The rest of the movie involves the effort to fix the firing pins along with the Thunderfish's involvement at the battle of Leyte Gulf. The sub footage is ... Read More

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- Great for a John Wayne Fan
This is one of John Wayne's best movies. I think any John Wayne fan will love it.

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- This 2003 release vs May 22,2007 release
I recently bought (on 4/09/06) this DVD which notes "standard version" and "presented in a format preserving the aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition." Amazon is now taking pre-orders for a new May 22, 2007 release, stating it's in widescreen. How can this be? Is part of the top and/or bottom of the film cut off?

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