- HD 1080
- Runtime: 87m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: John Farrow
- Stars: Brian Donlevy, Macdonald Carey, Robert Preston, William Bendix, Albert Dekker
- keywords: japan, world war ii, pearl harbor, infantry, marine corps, u.s. navy, jungle, pacific island, pacific theater, wake island
- Production_studio: Paramount Pictures
- Slogan: Leathernecks... writing another glorious chapter of purposeful courage in America's history!
- The Wake Island is featured in the top rankings of 1942
- #66 in Top Drama Movies of 1942
- #12 in Top Action Movies of 1942
- #28 in Top War Movies of 1942
In late 1941, with no hope of relief or re-supply, a small band of United States Marines tries to keep the Japanese Navy from capturing their island base.