1941 poster

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1941

1979PG1h 58m5.8 / 10

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In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.

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Synopsis

In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.

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Cast

Dan AykroydSgt. Frank Tree
Ned BeattyWard Douglas
John BelushiCapt. Wild Bill Kelso
Lorraine GaryJoan Douglas
Murray HamiltonClaude Crumn
Christopher LeeCapt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt
Tim MathesonCapt. Loomis Birkhead
Toshirō MifuneCmdr. Akiro Mitamura

Credits

Directed by
Steven Spielberg
Written by
Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale, Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale, John Milius

Production details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Budget
$35M
Box office
$94.9M

Production

  • Columbia PicturesUnited States
  • Universal PicturesUnited States
  • A-Team ProductionsUnited States

Themes

1940sanarchic comedycalifornialos angeles, californiapanicpearl harborsatiresubmarine