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36 Hours of Hell
36 Hours of Hell

36 Hours of Hell

Genres

War

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American marines are sent to a Japanese-occupied Pacific island that has been subjected to a bombing campaign, only to encounter heavy resistance from the surviving enemy forces.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

25 July 1969

Country

Italy

Cast

Richard Harrison

Richard Harrison

Captain Stern

Pamela Tudor

Pamela Tudor

Ingrid Nilsson

Alain Gérard

Alain Gérard

Stewart

George Wang

George Wang

Major Koshiro

Carlo Gaddi

Carlo Gaddi

Langousta

Bruno Piergentili

Bruno Piergentili

Bronx

Rodolfo Valadier

Rodolfo Valadier

Col. Hines

Luciano Catenacci

Luciano Catenacci

Landing

Vittorio Richelmy

Vittorio Richelmy

Joe Castle

Vincenzo Sartini

Vincenzo Sartini

Pfc. Billy

Goffredo Unger

Goffredo Unger

T / Sgt. Missouri

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