''Fury in the Pacific'' is a 1945 American documentary short film about a pair of

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

battles in the Pacific: the Battle of Peleliu and the Battle of Angaur. It was co-produced by the

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cla ...

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, and the United States Marines, and directed by a series of combat cameraman — of whom nine became casualties of the battles they were filming. The film is especially noteworthy for its praise of the fighting abilities of Japanese soldiers (a rarity for American propaganda during World War II), and its fast-paced editing. The film is sometimes erroneously credited to

Frank Capra Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Italian-born American film director, producer and writer who became the creative force behind some of the major award-winning films of the 1930s ...

, but he did not, in fact, direct the film. From the Warner Brothers motion picture FURY IN THE PACIFIC - NARA - 196348

From the Warner Brothers motion picture FURY IN THE PACIFIC - NARA - 196349

Plot summary

Cast

* Richard Carlson as Narrator

Soundtrack

References

External links

* * 1945 films American World War II propaganda shorts Documentary films about World War II American short documentary films 1945 short films Black-and-white documentary films Pacific War films 1945 documentary films American black-and-white films Films about the United States Marine Corps Warner Bros. short films Japan in non-Japanese culture 1940s English-language films 1940s American films English-language documentary films {{short-documentary-film-stub