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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Nice one, but something is REALLY missing...
Greetings from Lithuania.
I was really waiting for the second episode of "The Pacific". The first one, "Guadalcanal/Leckie" was really good. In this one, we have good cinematography, good job from director, again, good acting. But the problem is that (still) we don't have something, that made "Band of Brothers" unforgettable. I think, the thing that this show doesn't have, is a great characters development. After the second episode, i still don't really care about the characters, i can't even tell their names. This episode has a good moments, but i'm not going to wait for the third episode THAT much.
I was really waiting for the second episode of "The Pacific". The first one, "Guadalcanal/Leckie" was really good. In this one, we have good cinematography, good job from director, again, good acting. But the problem is that (still) we don't have something, that made "Band of Brothers" unforgettable. I think, the thing that this show doesn't have, is a great characters development. After the second episode, i still don't really care about the characters, i can't even tell their names. This episode has a good moments, but i'm not going to wait for the third episode THAT much.
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- Mar 25, 2010
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- Runtime50 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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