The Pacific ( The Pacific ) - an American television mini-series about the Second World War , created on the basis of memoirs of US Marines Eugene Sledge and Robert Lecky , who fought in battles in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. The plot describes the key battles that went down in history through the eyes of ordinary soldiers and their loved ones.
| Pacific Ocean | |
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| The pacific | |
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| Genre | military mini-series |
| Screenwriter | Bruce McKenna Robert Shenkkan Graham Yost George Pelekanos Larry endris Michelle Ashford |
| Producer | Timothy Van Patten David Nutter Jeremy Soles Graham Yost Karl Franklin Tony To |
| Cast | Joseph Mazzello James Badge Dale John Seda [1] |
| Composer | Hans Zimmer Jeff Sanelli Blake Neely |
| A country | USA Great Britain Australia |
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| Number of seasons | |
| Number of episodes | ten |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | |
| Producer | executive producers: Tom Hanks Steven Spielberg Gary Getzman [2] |
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| Timing | ≈ 50 min |
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| Broadcast | |
| Tv channel | HBO |
| On the screens | March 14, 2010 (USA) - May 16, 2010 |
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| Predecessor | |
| References | |
| hbo.com/#/the-pacific | |
| IMDb | |
Content
Cast
- James Badge Dale - Private First Class Robert Lekey (1920-2001)
- Joseph Mazzello - Corporal Eugene Sledge (1923-2001)
- John Seda - Commander-Sergeant John Bazilon (1916-1945)
- Ashton Holmes - Corporal Sidney "Sid" Phillips (1924-2015)
- William Sadler - Lt. Col. Lewis of Honor Puller (1898-1971)
- John Berntal - Sergeant Manuel "Manny" Rodriguez (—1942)
- Jacob Pitts - Private First Class Bill "Coot" Smith (1922-1985)
- Keith Nobbs - Private First Class Bud "Runner" Conley (1921-1997)
- Josh Helman - Corporal Lew "The Goose" Jergens (1918-1982)
- Henry Nixon - First Lieutenant Hugh Corrigan (1920-2005)
- Rami Malek - Corporal Merriell "Skunks" Shelton (1922-1993)
- Brendan Fletcher - Private First Class Bill Leiden (1926-2008)
- Martin McCann - Sergeant Romus Welton Bergin (1922—)
- Dylan Young - Private First Class Jay De L'O (1923-1997)
- Andrew Lees - Private First Class Robert Oswalt (1923-1944)
- Scott Gibson - Captain Andrew Heldane (1917-1944)
- Gary Sweet - Commandant Sergeant Elmo Haney (1898-1979)
- Joshua Bitton - Sergeant J.P. Morgan (1919-1980)
- Toby Leonard Moore - Second Lieutenant Stone
- Nate Corddry - Private First Class Screamer (—1944)
- Cariba Hein - Phyllis
- Matt Craven - Captain Grant
- Damon Herriman - Merrin
- Dwight Braswell - Private First Class Clifford "Steve" Evanson (1926-1945)
- Ben Esler - Private First Class Charles “Chuck” Tatum (1926–2014)
- Joshua Close - Major Edward Sledge (1920-1985)
- Noel Fisher - Private Hamm (—1945)
- Chris Foy - Private Tony "Katie" Peck
- Leon Ford - First Lieutenant Edward "The Hillbilly" Jones (1917-1944)
- Freddy Joe Farnsworth - First Lieutenant Stanley
- Sandy Winton - Captain Jamison
- Richard Cowthorne - Pearl
- Anna Torv - Virginia Gray (1917-2004)
- Claire van der Boom - Stella
- Carolyn Daverna - Vera Keller
- Annie Parris - Sergeant Lena May Riggy Basilon (1913-1999)
- Isabelle Lucas - Gwen
- Adelaide Clemens - Registrar
- Liam McIntyre - Lew
Public Response
The Pacific was well received by critics, and received an average rating of 87% on Metacritic review aggregator [3] .
On August 29, 2010, the series won the Emmy Award in the mini-series genre.
Episode List
| No. | Title | Producer | written by | Premiere date | US viewers (million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Gudalkanal / Leki Guadalcanal / Leckie | Tim Van Patten | Bruce S. Mackenna | March 14, 2010 | 3.08 [4] |
| Robert Lecky and the 1st Marine Regiment, land on Guadalcanal and take part in the battle near the mouth of the Tenaru River. | |||||
| 2 | Basilon "Basilone" | David Nutter | Bruce S. Mackenna | March 21, 2010 | 2.79 [5] |
| John Bazilon and the 7th Marine Regiment landed on Guadalcanal to strengthen the defense around the Henderson Field airfield . | |||||
| 3 | Melbourne "Melbourne" | Jeremy Soles | George Pelekanos and Michelle Ashford | March 28, 2010 | 2.77 [6] |
| The 1st Marine Corps leaves Guadalcanal and travels to Melbourne , Australia for reorganization. Bazilon receives the Medal of Honor and heads home to the United States to participate in a war loan bond campaign. | |||||
| four | Gloucester / Pavuvu / Banika Gloucester / Pavuvu / Banika | Graham Yost | Robert Shenkkan and Graham Yost | April 4, 2010 | 2.52 [7] |
| Eugene Sledge is enlisted in the Marines and undergoes a military training course while Leky as part of the 1st Marine Division takes part in the battle for Cape Gloucester . Leki is being treated for enuresis . | |||||
| five | "Landing on Peleliu" "Peleliu Landing" | Karl Franklin | Lawrence Endris and Bruce S. Mackenna | April 11, 2010 | 2.71 [8] |
| Sledge and Leckie land together with the 1st Marine Division on Peleiu . | |||||
| 6 | "Peleliu airfield" Peleliu Airfield | Tony To | Bruce S. Mackenna, Lawrence Endris and Robert Shenkkan | April 18, 2010 | 2.38 [9] |
| Marines capture the vital airfield at Peleliu. Leki was wounded by a blast wave and evacuated. | |||||
| 7 | The Hills of Peleliu "Peleliu Hills" | Tim Van Patten | Bruce S. Mackenna | April 25, 2010 | 2.55 [10] |
| Sledge and the 5th Marine Regiment take part in bloody battles against the Japanese in the Peleliu Mountains . | |||||
| eight | Iwo Jima "Iwo Jima" | David Nutter Jeremy Soles | Robert Shenkkan and Michelle Ashford | May 2, 2010 | 2.34 [11] |
| Bazilon is transferred to the 5th Marine Division and landed on Iwo Jima . | |||||
| 9 | Okinawa Okinawa | Tim Van Patten | Bruce S. Mackenna | May 9, 2010 | 1.81 [12] |
| Sledge and the 1st Marine Division landed in Okinawa . | |||||
| ten | "House" "Home" | Jeremy Soles | Bruce S. Mackenna and Robert Shenkkan | May 16, 2010 | 1.96 [13] |
| Sledge and Lecky return home after the surrender of Japan . | |||||
See also
- Brothers in Arms (television series) - a ten-episode mini-series by Stephen Spielberg, Tom Hanks and Gary Getzman, telling about the actions of the 101st US Airborne Division in the West European theater of operations of the Second World War
- The thin red line is the drama of Terrence Malik about the battle for the island of Guadalcanal .
Notes
- ↑ "The Pacific" (2010 ) . IMDb Date of treatment April 24, 2010. Archived March 2, 2012.
- ↑ HBO: The Pacific: Homepage . HBO Date of treatment April 24, 2010. Archived February 1, 2012.
- ↑ The Pacific reviews at Metacritic.com . Metacritic . Date of treatment April 25, 2010. Archived April 24, 2012.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert Kamikaze! HBO's Big Budget The Pacific Premiere Ratings Disappoint . TV by the Numbers (March 16, 2010). Date of treatment March 29, 2010. Archived March 23, 2010.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert Nielsen Ratings for HBO's " The Pacific " Down, But Not Much For Second Episode . TV by the Numbers (March 23, 2010). Date of treatment March 29, 2010. Archived March 29, 2010.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert Ratings for HBO's " The Pacific " Steady . TV by the Numbers (March 31, 2010). Date of treatment April 2, 2010. Archived April 3, 2010.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert Ratings for HBO's " The Pacific " Down On Easter Sunday . TV by the Numbers (April 6, 2010). Date of treatment April 6, 2010.
- ↑ Berman, Marc The Pacific Ratings . Mediaweek (April 14, 2010). Date of treatment July 2, 2015. Archived April 18, 2010.
- ↑ Cable TV Ratings for Week Ending April 18, 2010 . TV Aholics (May 25, 2010). Date of treatment July 2, 2015.
- ↑ Cable TV Ratings for Week Ending April 25, 2010 . TV Aholics (May 25, 2010). Date of treatment July 2, 2015.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert Oy "Treme," "The Pacific" + "Army Wives" & Other Sunday Cable . TV by the Numbers (May 4, 2010). Date of treatment July 2, 2015.
- ↑ Seidman, Robert Sunday Cable: NBA, "Army Wives" Tops With 18-49; "The Pacific" Dives Below 2 Million . TV by the Numbers (May 11, 2010). Date of treatment July 2, 2015.
- ↑ Cable TV Ratings for Week Ending May 16, 2010 . TV Aholics (May 25, 2010). Date of treatment July 2, 2015.