the pacific (2010)
A companion piece to the WWII miniseries Band of Brother, The Pacific chronicles the lives of three Marines in the 1st Marine Division and their actions in the Pacific Theater of the Second World War. Based on the lives of real men who fought in the war, The Pacific focuses on some of the war's most well-known battles, such as Guadalcanal and the Battle of Iwo Jima. James Badge Dale, Jon Seda, and Joseph Mazzello star as the three main focuses of the series.
The Pacific
- Cast
- Rami Malek , Tom Hanks , Joseph Mazzello
- Release Date
- March 14, 2010
- Seasons
- 1
- Network
- HBO Max
- Writers
- David Nutter
- Directors
- David Nutter
- Story By
- david nutter
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