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In the South Pacific, submarine officer Duke Gifford (John Wayne) and the crew of the "Thunderfish" are attacked by the Japanese during a rescue mission, and their torpedoes malfunction.
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Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Ian Kane Epoch Times. “Operation Pacific” gives a good sense of how things were back in the 1950s. As the United States had largely recovered from...
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Operation Pacific is a 1951 black-and-white World War II submarine war drama from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Louis Edelman, and written as well as directed by George Waggner. John Wayne and Patricia Neal star and Ward Bond and Philip Carey play supporting roles.
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John Wayne stars as a World War II submarine commander hell bent to defeat the entire Japanese military! Duke Gifford (Wayne) will risk his life to save a native orphan, but he won't shy away from making the hard choices he must make to keep his crew alive.
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Operation Pacific: Directed by George Waggner. With John Wayne, Patricia Neal, Ward Bond, Scott Forbes. During WWII, a submarine's second in command inherits the problem of torpedoes that don't explode. When on shore, he is eager to win back his ex-wife.
