With the Marines at Tarawa (1944)

Name: With the Marines at Tarawa
Genre: Documentary, War & Politics
Released: 1944-03-02

18m

Running Time

Plot.

Documentary short film depicting the harrowing battle between the U.S. Marines and the Japanese for control of the Pacific island of Tarawa. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with National Archives and Records Administration in 2005.

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Cast & Crew.

Richard Brooks

Director

Norman T. Hatch

Cinematography

Louis Hayward

Director

David M. Shoup

Self - USMC, confers with his staff

William Lundigan

Narrator

Media.

Details.

Release Date
March 2, 1944

Status
Released

Running Time
18m

Genres
Documentary War & Politics

Last updated: 2024-07-27

This Movie Is About.

preserved film

Wiki.

With the Marines at Tarawa is a 1944 short documentary film directed by Louis Hayward. It uses authentic footage taken at the Battle of Tarawa to tell the story of the American servicemen from the time they get the news that they are to participate in the invasion to the final taking of the island and raising of the Stars and Stripes.