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When this movie was made in 1964, all the US Navy heavy and light cruisers that would have been in s [...]	D
When McConnell looks out the window onto the San Francisco Bay, the aircraft carrier passing by is t [...]	D
The islands identified by Torrey as Gavabutu, Levu Vana and Tokaroa are actually San Cristobal, Guad [...]	D
An uncredited Hugh O'Brian is killed in a road accident near the beginning. As an Army Air Force Maj [...]	D
John Wayne was diagnosed with lung cancer on 9/13/64, shortly after filming ended. . He suggested th [...]	D
The final battle scene, which lasted five minutes on the screen, cost Â£350,000.	D
The U.S.S. Aylwin (DD-355) was commanded by the senior officer aboard, Ens. Stanley Caplan. There we [...]	D
Because Wayne was operating on only one lung from this point on, it eventually added a new character [...]	D
This was John Wayne's final black-and-white film.	D
In close ups of the US Naval vessels, only post war 3 inch electric radar controlled anti aircraft a [...]	D
This is one of several films in which John Wayne's character has a strained relationship with a son [...]	D
When Eddington takes off in the Navy PBJ on his suicide mission he taxis out from the ramp sitting i [...]	D
The film received extensive cooperation from the Department of Defense, especially the Navy and the [...]	D
The climactic battle with the Japanese fleet was staged mostly with model ships. Kirk Douglas though [...]	D
Many of the non-military costumes and hairstyles worn by the women throughout the film were contempo [...]	D
There are two coincidences that King Kong actor Bruce Cabot appeared in this movie: First, he was in [...]	D
Several critics pointed out that John Wayne was too old to play a Navy Captain in World War II.	D
Stanley Holloway was 73 when he played the leader of the Australian coast watchers.	D
There are lots of "cowboys at sea" in this picture. In addition to John Wayne and Kirk Douglas, Tom [...]	D
Although it's never been sourced as a direct reference or connection to Apocalypse Now (1979), the F [...]	D
Was filmed in monochrome partly to try to disguise the extensive use of modelwork and partly to make [...]	D
Lower budget than most movies starring either John Wayne or Kirk Douglas, it shows...or rather, does [...]	D
Bev and Mac's apartment in San Francisco (the "Golden Gate View Apartments") is located on the corne [...]	D
Henry Fonda and Burgess Meredith had previously been directed by Otto Preminger, in the film Tempest [...]	D
The climactic battle is based on two historical fights happening near one another during the Philipp [...]	D
John Wayne's character in the film is frequently referred to as "Rock", which, according to McConnel [...]	D
The premise of this movie, and the novel that formed its basis, is that the Japanese would try to de [...]	D
Keir Dullea was offered a major role.	D
Patricia Neal, a very heavy smoker, nearly died the same year this film was released after suffering [...]	D
Commander Eddington comments, "You don't understand the love between ships and sailors." Actor Kirk [...]	D
The original Clemson-class destroyer DD-298 was the USS Percival (commissioned 1920, decommissioned [...]	D
The visuals during the closing credits tell the story of what was to follow. Beginning with calm for [...]	D
Kirk Douglas wrote that John Wayne wanted him for the role of Eddington. He was surprised, as they d [...]	D
"CINCPAC" is Navy shorthand for "Commander-In-Chief, Pacific (Theater)."	D
When Torrey leaves the Captain's cabin to wake and confront Eddington, the plaque of the U.S.S. Sain [...]	D
The super-battleship in the film, the Yamato, never took part in the fight for Guadalcanal. Instead, [...]	D
Jerry Goldsmith: Early in the film, prior to the Pearl Harbor attack, the composer can be seen as th [...]	D
The naval battle sequences were done with models that were so large in scale (for the sake of greate [...]	D
Jill Haworth had previously worked with Otto Preminger on Exodus (1960).	D
According to John Wayne biographer Maurice Zolotow, he spoke of how Patricia Neal had matured as an [...]	D
Patrick O'Neal appeared in Qualcuno da odiare (1965) the same year. Both films depict World War II i [...]	D
Hugh O'Brian and Barbara Bouchet are fired on by the Japanese Zeroes as they're lying on the beach. [...]	D
John Wayne is only 6 months older than Burgess Meredith, both born in 1907, making them both 58 in 1 [...]	D
The USS Philip (DD-498) was the destroyer that steams out of Pearl Harbor at the beginning of the at [...]	D
The PBJ that Eddington takes has the squadron markings of VMB 611, which was Marine Bombing Squadron [...]	D
When McConnell is with Bev in the apartment, the view of the San Francisco Bay from the window inclu [...]	D
Slim Pickens would go on to co-star in 1941 - Allarme a Hollywood (1979), also about Pearl Harbor (b [...]	D
In the movie, McConnell says the Yamato was 80,000 tons; she actually displaced 72,800 tons when loa [...]	D
Jere Torrey's boat PT-44 was in the Pacific, and participated in the actions around the Solomon Isla [...]	D
During the dance, Bev describes Liz as being "pie-eyed" which is an old term for drunk. The music pl [...]	D
During the climacteric battle one of the US destroyers has the hull number 212. DD-212 is the USS Sm [...]	D
Dana Andrews's character, Admiral Broderick, is the film's American antagonist (along with his assis [...]	D
Kirk Douglas accepted the second lead because his career had declined since Spartacus (1960) with th [...]	D
One of the patrol boats in Jere's squadron is PT42. This is the same number as the one commanded by [...]	D
Kirk Douglas felt the battle at the end of the movie was ruined by the use of very obvious models.	D
During filming, Kirk Douglas sponsored a Yom Kippur service for the Jewish Naval personnel being use [...]	D
Two actors would become iconic and ultimately legendary characters on television: Larry Hagman, soon [...]	D
This was the last World War II epic filmed in black-and-white.	D
When Eddington and Dorne are standing on the beach at the picnic, they are supposed to be on the fic [...]	D
The wild affair Liz Eddington is having as the film opens is likely a nod to the goings on in the 19 [...]	D
As the Cassidy is getting underway and steaming through the harbor, her guns are training this way a [...]	D
Cast includes five Oscar winners: John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Patricia Neal, George Kennedy, and Henry [...]	D
When Nimitz ( Henry Fonda ) speaks with Rock in his study, on the wall behind him is a portrait of J [...]	D
The plane Eddington takes to find the Japanese fleet is a "PBJ-1" "PB" stands for Patrol Bomber and [...]	D
The escape of a destroyer from the Pearl Harbor attack with only junior officers aboard is based on [...]	D
Although a box-office failure, and never considered a John Wayne classic, it has gained a cult follo [...]	D
Unlike this film, Il giorno piÃ¹ lungo (1962) follows the parallel storylines of many characters. [...]	D
One year after this film was released, Jill Haworth, created the role of Sally Bowles, in Cabaret, o [...]	D
Patricia Neal said, "I adored John Wayne. We got along fabulously! The first time we worked together [...]	D
Henry Fonda, who played the second Commander-in-Chief-Pacific Fleet (CINCPAC II), was a Naval vetera [...]	D
As was (and is) often the case in films, little effort was made to match clothes (particularly women [...]	D
This is one of eight movies in which Dana Andrews appeared in 1965. The low-budget films were major [...]	D
This was Jerry Goldsmith's first cameo appearance in a movie.	D
Up until this film virtually all movies began with main credits. Except for a title card at the firs [...]	D
In the scene when Eddington is approaching the transport, on which Maggie and Annalee are traveling, [...]	D
Dana Andrews starred in Spring Reunion (1956) in the late fifties, which was produced by Kirk Dougla [...]	D
The special effects team built a fleet of warships scaled down to 1/16th of their real size. They sa [...]	D
Stuntman and future director Hal Needham plays the Air Force guy Kirk Douglas punches in the face.	D
John Wayne's last day of work on this film was 8/31/64. This was 24 days ahead of the stop-date spec [...]	D
At the end of filming, the Executive Officer of the USS St. Paul (CA-73), Cmdr. Charles R. Little, r [...]	D
Until recently, Admirals Kimmell and Nimitz were identified in the credits simply as CINCPAC1 and CI [...]	D
In two Otto Preminger films--this one and L'amante immortale (1947)--Henry Fonda's character both di [...]	D
John Wayne and Otto Preminger deliberately avoided discussing politics during filming.	D
The average age of a lieutenant in the Navy WAVES was 25. Patricia Neal was 39.	D
This is the third and last time that John Wayne and Henry Fonda appeared in the same movie as milita [...]	D
This is a reunion with director Otto Preminger and Dana Andrews, who 20 years earlier did four "film [...]	D
The engaging and sinking of a Japanese submarine during Pearl Harbor is loosely based on a real even [...]	D
In the battle scene it is shown that a Japanese destroyer rams PT44. According to Navy battle record [...]	D
Barbara Bouchet said this film was a turning point in her career. She said Otto Preminger signed her [...]	D
In a case of life mirroring art, just as took place in the movie, Brandon De Wilde, who played Jere [...]	D
Most of the Jeeps used during the on-shore scenes are M151 MUTTs. which were first deployed in 1960. [...]	D
The film's title comes from a quote by John Paul Jones: "I wish to have no connection with any ship [...]	D
Henry Fonda's two-scene cameo was done as a favor to Otto Preminger', and he was cast at the very la [...]	D
According to John Huston''s autobiography, this movie is the one that led Tom Tryon to abandon actin [...]	D
In addition to John Wayne, Franchot Tone was also suffering from lung cancer during filming. Unlike [...]	D
Hugh O'Brian appeared uncredited in the film as the USAAF major with whom "Liz Eddington" (Barbara B [...]	D
The cruiser used for filming was the USS St. Paul (CA-73).	D
When the movie was released, it was widely derided as an overlong attempt to emulate the success of [...]	D
John Wayne was suffering from lung cancer, and by the end of filming he was coughing up blood. Despi [...]	D
George Kennedy, who played Gregory, knew about combat in real life. He served in the US Army in Worl [...]	D
Bob Dylan recalled in a 2017 interview that he visited the production in Hawaii because a former gir [...]	D
Patricia Neal and Stanley Holloway were later to become grandparents-in-law, of sorts. About 12 year [...]	D
The film was budgeted at $5,000,000, making it one of the most expensive of Otto Preminger's films; [...]	D
The Paramarines did exist: The 1st Parachute Battalion was attached to the 1st Marine Division for t [...]	D
The oiler pointed out early in the movie was the USS Guadalupe (AO-32). She was commissioned 6/19/41 [...]	D
This is one of two films Otto Preminger directed in 1965. The other is Bunny Lake Ã¨ scomparsa (19 [...]	D
One of the patrol boats in Jere's squadron is #42. This is the same number as the one commanded by R [...]	D
The fictional ship in the movie is a composite of several World War II cruisers. 1. The USS Salt Lak [...]	D
This is just one of two movies that showed paramarines. The other is L'azione continua (1944). The p [...]	D
Kirk Douglas and Carroll O'Connor had previously worked together in Solo sotto le stelle (1962).	D
The Marines seen lining the dock when John Wayne arrived were members of the Band at Marine Corps Ai [...]	D

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