Based on the book by Richard Tregaskis, GUADALCANAL DIARY is directed expertly by Lewis Seiler. A realistic story of U.S. Marines preparing and landing on the small island in the South Pacific; not only is there the danger of the entrenched Japanese forces, this devoted platoon battles treacherous terrain, disease and torrential weather. There is also the inner loneliness in spite of faithful camaraderie. An action-packed story told through the eyes of a war correspondent(Reed Hadley).
You can always count on the Marines. One of my favorite sequences is as the movie ends with the war tested leaving the island and passing the new green soldiers having no idea what they are in for. An all star cast makes for one of the best war movies of its era. Starring: Lloyd Nolan, William Bendix, Preston Foster, Roy Roberts, Anthony Quinn, Richard Jaeckel and Richard Conte.
You can always count on the Marines. One of my favorite sequences is as the movie ends with the war tested leaving the island and passing the new green soldiers having no idea what they are in for. An all star cast makes for one of the best war movies of its era. Starring: Lloyd Nolan, William Bendix, Preston Foster, Roy Roberts, Anthony Quinn, Richard Jaeckel and Richard Conte.