no man is an island movie

Even though there is some artistic license taken, the basics of the story are intact. He managed to survive and fight the invaders with the aid of a little help. 8 of 30 people found this review helpful.

3 out of 10 starsLooking for some great streaming picks? I wasn't born when the story was depicted but in the 1960's not much had changed since the 1940's, the time this movie represented. The best island movies, as selected by our editors: Since the dawn of the silver screen, Hollywood filmmakers have used dreamy, remote islands around the world to set the scene for their blockbuster films.

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I love films where people have to survive in dire circumstances on tropical islands and this one is suspenseful and just perfect in every way.

I can, however, confirm that it is accurate, with respect to the relationships between the Japanese military and the Philippine Island residents, as well as the relationship, between the American military and the Philippine people.After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.

The true WWII story of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in U.S. history.

Volker Schlöndorff I've always wanted to read Tweed's own account of his ordeal in his book, Robinson Crusoe, USN which is available here on Amazon.

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I've always wanted to read Tweed's own account of his ordeal in his book, Robinson Crusoe, USN which is available here on Amazon.

Apa, Britt Robertson, Nathan Parsons I can't speak to the accuracy of the story, as respects its main character: George Tweed.

I threw the movie in the trash can after stomaching through it.

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As Pearl Harbor is attacked, Navy radioman George Tweed (Hunter) finds himself trapped on the island of Guam.

Here is a good true-to-life story of why Americans can have a renewed appreciation for the citizens who are good Allies with the United States. The book is quite the page turner and I don't know why they didn't stick to the book and make the movie based on what actually happened. Tweed's relationship with Jo is respectful and restrained, not sexy as in so many other films . Use the HTML below.

The book is quite the page turner and I don't know why they didn't stick to the book and make the movie based on what actually happened.

I love this film! The phrase 'no man is an island' expresses the idea that human beings do badly when isolated from others and need to be part of a community in order to thrive.John Donne, who wrote the work that the phrase comes from, was a Christian but this concept is shared by other religions, principally Buddhism.The text above is a modern-day transcription of Donne's original , which was written in Early Modern English. Jim Gordon's command of the famed American mercenary fighter group in China is complicated by the recruitment of an old friend who is a reckless hotshot. Mit Von However, in the movie, there were so many things that just didn't actually happen or didn't happen at all the way they happened in the book, I came close to just stopping the movie numerous times because it was just so hard to watch.

I love this film!

Although the Japanese military were relentless to hunt him down,he was able to survive because citizens native to the Marianas helped him.

In 1943, while stationed in Britain, arrogant Captain Buzz Rickson is in command of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, but his recklessness is endangering everyone around him. The people looked authentic though. However, in the movie, there were so many things that just didn't actually happen or didn't happen at all the way they happened in the book, I came close to just stopping the movie numerous times because it was just so hard to watch.