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Objective, Burma! (17-Feb-1945)

Director: Raoul Walsh

Writers: Ranald MacDougall; Lester Cole; Alvah Bessie

Music by: Franz Waxman

Producer: Jerry Wald

Keywords: Drama, WWII, Pacific Theater

A team of commandos parachute into the dense jungles of Burma to sabotage a strategic Japanese radar station, only to find the return journey is much more challenging. One of the best war films actually made during the war. Received Oscar nominations for Best Original Story, Best Dramatic Score, and Best Editing.

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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
John Alvin
Actor
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Warner Anderson
Actor
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Richard Erdman
Actor
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Errol Flynn
Actor
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Henry Hull
Actor
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Mark Stevens
Actor
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George Tobias
Actor
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CAST

Errol Flynn   ...   Capt. Nelson
with
James Brown   ...   Sgt. Treacy
William Prince   ...   Lt. Sid Jacobs
George Tobias   ...   Cpl. Gabby Gordon
Henry Hull   ...   Mark Williams
Warner Anderson   ...   Col. J. Carter
John Alvin   ...   Hogan
Mark Stevens   ...   Lt. Barker
Dick Erdman   ...   Pvt. Nebraska Hooper

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