Aldo Giannini: Pacific Theatre
Seen it?2014 | 12 min | Documentary, War
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Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Tailor-made for history and war-film fans and the curious. It puts you in the middle of the fighting, and doesn't let you forget the cost. A good follow-up to They Shall Not Grow Old or 20 Days in Mariupol.
- The mood
- Intense, eye-opening.
- The pace
- Well paced for a documentary, at 12 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- Skip it if you want made-up drama tonight.
Like many other young men of his generation, after Pearl Harbor was attacked, Aldo Giannini joined the Marines with little idea of what lay ahead. After training, he was quickly deployed overseas and fought in the bloody Battle of Tarawa, surviving with a shrapnel injury and the haunting memory of witnessing the loss of 3,250 U.S. lives. He went on to fight in other battles and returned home after 3 intense years of service. Nearly eight decades later, he still questions if winning the island was worth the price.
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Giannini
- Aldo GianniniAldo Giannini