The Pacific (2010)

Drama, Action & Adventure, War & Politics 60m

78^%

User
Score

8.3/10

Hell was an ocean away.

Overview

Track the intertwined real-life stories of three U.S. Marines – Robert Leckie, John Basilone, and Eugene Sledge – across the vast canvas of the Pacific Theater during World War II. A companion piece to the 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers.

Bruce C. McKenna

Creator

Top Billed Cast

Noel Fisher

Pvt. Hamm,

Leon Ford

1st Lt. Edward 'Hillbilly' Jones,

James Badge Dale

Robert Leckie

Jon Seda

John Basilone

Joseph Mazzello

Eugene Sledge

Ashton Holmes

PFC Sidney Phillips

Jacob Pitts

PFC Bill 'Hoosier' Smith

Rami Malek

PFC Merriell 'Snafu' Shelton

William Sadler

Lt Col. Lewis 'Chesty' Puller

Jon Bernthal

Sgt. Manuel 'Manny' Rodriguez

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Reviews

A review by GenerationofSwine

Written on January 12, 2023

Well, it is no where as good as Band of Brothers, but the focus is too different. It doesn't stay on a single company and because of that, you kind of don't get what you expected...

...and what you expected is Band of Brothers in the Pacific theater and, well, without the same company to follow through the war, it doesn't give you that feel of brotherhood that made Band of Brothers so loved.

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