Guadalcanal Diary (1943)
Directed by Lewis Seiler
Concentrating on the personal lives of those involved, a war correspondent takes us through the preparations, landing and initial campaign on Guadalcanal during WWII.
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Guadalcanal, at least as it was portrayed in the 1944 Guadalcanal Diary (the key World War II movie released during the war), was the crucible that, more fiery than any urban melting pot, forged the American fighting spirit.
Here Ryan draws from the melting-pot squad conventions that go back to classic World War II movies from Guadalcanal Diary to The Big Red One: each member is a representative ethnic or regional stereotype backed by a trademark gimmick.