Basilone
- Episode aired Mar 21, 2010
- TV-MA
- 50m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
2.8K
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Outmanned and with supplies low, Basilone and other marines on Guadacanal rally to repel superior Japanese forces.Outmanned and with supplies low, Basilone and other marines on Guadacanal rally to repel superior Japanese forces.Outmanned and with supplies low, Basilone and other marines on Guadacanal rally to repel superior Japanese forces.
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Joseph Mazzello
- PFC Eugene Sledge
- (as Joe Mazzello)
Ben Connolly
- Marine
- (as Benjamin Connolly)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJohn Basilone Medal of Honor citation, verbatim: The President of the United States in the name of The Congress takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR to
SERGEANT JOHN BASILONE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS
for service as set forth in the following CITATION:
Medal of Honour For extraordinary heroism and conspicuous gallantry in action against enemy Japanese forces, above and beyond the call of duty, while serving with the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division in the Lunga Area, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, on 24 and 25 October 1942. While the enemy was hammering at the Marines' defensive positions, Sgt. BASILONE, in charge of 2 sections of heavy machine guns, fought valiantly to check the savage and determined assault. In a fierce frontal attack with the Japanese blasting his guns with grenades and mortar fire, one of Sgt. BASILONE'S sections, with its gun crews, was put out of action, leaving only 2 men able to carry on. Moving an extra gun into position, he placed it in action, then, under continual fire, repaired another and personally manned it, gallantly holding his line until replacements arrived. A little later, with ammunition critically low and the supply lines cut off, Sgt. BASILONE, at great risk of his life and in the face of continued enemy attack, battled his way through hostile lines with urgently needed shells for his gunners, thereby contributing in large measure to the virtual annihilation of a Japanese regiment. His great personal valor and courageous initiative were in keeping with the highest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service.[11]
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
- GoofsThere is a cry of "Medic!". Since this is the Marines, it should be a cry of "Corpsman!". Medics are in the Army and Air Force. Corpsmen are in the Navy and the Marines.
- Quotes
Dr. Sledge: The worst part about treating those combat boys from the Great War wasn't that they'd had their flesh torn - it was that they had had their souls torn out. I couldn't bear to look into your eyes one day and see no love there no spark no... no life. That would break my heart.
- ConnectionsReferences Pride of the Marines (1945)
- SoundtracksHonor - Main Title Theme From The Pacific
(uncredited)
Composed by Blake Neely, Geoff Zanelli, Hans Zimmer
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Something's missing!
I don't know but despite the splendid scenery and setting, the props and the gripping general war atmosphere "The Pacific" lacks the particular notion that made "Saving Private Ryan" and many episodes of "Band of Brothers" so uniquely terrific, realistic and moving. If you read the summary of this episode on HBO or even listen to Tom Hank's intro at the beginning of this episode it sounds so exciting and thrilling and still I can't feel the same when watching it. Is it the acting? Is it the script? Is it the directing? I mean they say it took four months of fighting and suffering and hardships but we only see the Marines nicking supplies from the army. Remember the episodes about the Battle of the Ardennes in BoB - that impressed me and showed the hardships the troops had to endure. And did the Japanese fighting on Guadacanal really resemble the war tactics of bad video games? Sending wave after wave into deadly machine gun fire in the vain hope of ridding the Marines of their ammo? What is depicted in the series so far is no fierce and cruel close-combat but clay-pigeon shooting. The only obvious danger for the Marines was the naval bombardment. I hope the episodes to come increase in quality because otherwise it must say the series becomes a disappointment more and more.
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- Timothy_Reed
- Mar 25, 2010
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- Runtime50 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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