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Guadalcanal Diary

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Concentrating on the personal lives of those involved, a war correspondent takes us through the preparations, landing and initial campaign on Guadalcanal during WWII.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1943-10-27

Runtime: 93 mins

Director: Lewis Seiler

Spoken language: English

Genres: Action, War, Drama

Original title: Guadalcanal Diary

Production Companies: 20th Century Fox

Production Countries: United States of America

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