"Okinawa" (1952) - Complete WW2 U.S. Navy Action movie

[@charlielaudico3523]

My dad was there! They couldn't make to first landing because their ship was hit by a Japanese plane and had to repair the ship just good enough to make the 2nd landing! He made it out alive and lived until 2016 at the age of 96

[@KevinWarner-f4c]

I served 20 years in the USN and retired as a Chief, I highly respect those that where on the front lines!

[@BarbaraPatterson-d8s]

I WAS BORN DURING WWII, AND AS I GREW UP, I SAW THINGS YOU TODAY HAVE NEVER SEEN. I SAW HOW MY PARENTS LIVED AND SUPPORTED US. WE BECAMSE A FAMILY OF SIX CHILDREN, ME THE OLDEST AND MY MOTHER HAD DEVORCED MY DAD BECAUSE OF BRUTALITY. I AT THREE WENT TO LIVE WITH HER AND A NEW HUSBAND, WHO RAISED ME. MY FATHER NEVER CONTRIBUTED. SCHOOL CARRIED THIS WAR FOR HISTORY CLASS FOR CENTURIES, BUT TODAY, THEY HAVE IGNORED IT. SAD IS WHAT IT IS.

[@cathybrind2381]

Um............................................

[@fifthbusiness1678]

Erm … Once you’ve calmed down a little and have stopped shouting, kindly tell us what you thought of the film.

[@JohnHill-k6p]

In families that came before you saw things that you never saw or lived through. And families now will live through things that are different than you live through. Anybody that thinks they had the toughest life or made the most sacrifices or had to work the hardest I’m here to tell you it’s just not true. Yeah you may have had it hard but so did millions and millions of other people and I guarantee you people in Europe had it a lot tougher than you did. But good try.

[@jamesnorton8316]

Pretty good flick for being a one hour and six minute movie. I'm always glad to see Pat O'Brien perform. I felt sorry for the career Navy 'gun captain' who dies just before the end of the movie. Thanks for posting.❤💚💛

[@randalldunkley1042]

I saw this film when I was 6 years old. All I remembered was the radar screen stopping when it picked up the enemy aircraft coming in. I didn't even remember the title until this popped up on You Tube. In 1966-67 I was stationed at Okinawa with the USMC.

[@markbackus1449]

At 1:22 into the film, why does it show 1952?

[@gregorypalmer6979]

Yes! Weird

[@paulaction9874]

Could be a scene stolen from a Korean War film.

[@petercermak1910]

Typo. It should have been March of 1945.

[@gregpenny4384]

The show was made in 1952, pay attention!

[@petercermak1910]

@@gregpenny4384 We did and we know. If you want a period correct story, this one is fictitious that said, the battle it represents started in March of 45 right before Roosevelt died, mentioned in the movie too, and ran for many months....

[@kennethbrack4061]

Kamikaze. In a war where everything being shot was guided by gravity, the kamikaze was a missile guided by a computer before there were electronic computers: a human computer. It is no wonder it was feared by the Navy.

[@tyronemarcucci8395]

It came out of hollywood, So don't expect accuracy.. I spent 20 years in the Navy, 60 through 80 and have seen only two accurate movies out of a thousand.

[@jamiejones6994]

Thank you sir & what were the names of the movies that were accurate?

[@jamiejones6994]

Also,what about Tora Tora Tora?

[@akwawka]

It's a movie not a doco.

[@tomthx5804]

You have no idea what a battleship is, do you?

[@JohnHill-k6p]

Yeah, it’s a big boat with big guns

[@davidharris2519]

seems like the date at the beginning was off said 1952

[@paulaction9874]

Could be a scene stolen from a Korean War film and they missed the date.

[@johnacres4666]

In the U.S.Navy facial hair had to be short enough to wear a rubber face covering gas mask meaning no side tails as shown in the movie on that actor!

[@justnotg00d]

Gee, I didn't know they built a Battleship the size of a destroyer with 5-inch guns? Wow, they really know how to make stuff smaller don't they.

[@billm.700]

One mistake after another. First one is the year: 1952 when the war ended in 1945. Did not see one battleship.

[@615855]

Early mistake noted in this film. US Navy personnel were not allowed to have moustaches and/or beards during WW2.

[@cathybrind2381]

Especially if they made you look like a bandit who's lost his horse..........

[@EricScott-jr8wl]

What color RACING strips will you put on the Jeep ?

[@aytackavurmacoglu4641]

Film koymuşsunuz ama, o. Kadar dil seçeneği içerisinde Türkçe altyazı veya dublajlı olan seçenek koymamıssınız.

[@michaelspivey4574]

A ship that Battles is not a Battleship, a Battleship is a specific class or type of ship, the ship that this is filmed on is a Destroyer NOT a Battleship.

[@chrisloper8062]

Is it just me or is the music the same as from the movie “Sahara” starring Humphrey Bogart?

[@jrkat]

Tiny battleship

[@elessartelcontar9415]

Fyi, you can fix a minor radiator leak by putting a tablespoon of ground black pepper into it! MacGyver!

[@matrox]

01:20 How TF can this be 1952? The only action seen on Okinawa was WW2 that ended in 45'.

[@LionHeartFilmWorks]

@@matrox the movie was released in 1952. It’s not real. It’s a movie.

[@kurtthecat3995]

@@LionHeartFilmWorks at 1:20 the year 1952 appears on the screen.

[@larryb982]

That's. The year it was released! Some older movies put the release year at the start of the movie. That's why u see 1952 at 1min plus.

[@LionHeartFilmWorks]

@@matrox www.imdb.com/title/tt0044987/

[@kurtthecat3995]

@@larryb982 This is the old first movie I've seen where the release year was flashed on to the screen as if it was the year the movie was taking place.

[@EricScott-jr8wl]

Shorter vids, more often...please.

[@tomthx5804]

Uncle Buck

[@andrewbaran661]

Why does it say 1952 Okinawa was 1945 Was that a rule to date war films?

[@michaelthomas7178]

To many movie interuptions of commercials.

[@vanpearsall]

How do you think they bought the coffee To stay awake

[@wendesmith6240]

Disappointing. Were we being given hints that this ship the Drake was actually the Ulvert M. Moore skippered by FDR Jr which did shoot down two Kamikaze and sunk a IJN submarine? Pat O'Brien was too old to be playing the captain if this was so.

[@elessartelcontar9415]

We had lots of prominent US ship captains over the age of 50 in WWII included: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz (Commander of the Pacific Fleet) Admiral Ernest J. King (Chief of Naval Operations) Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. (Commander of the South Pacific Fleet) Vice Admiral Raymond A. Spruance (Commander of the Pacific Fleet during key battles like Midway) Rear Admiral Richmond K. Turner (Amphibious warfare expert) - all of whom were significantly influential in the war effort and were well over 50 years old when the conflict began. I used an "over 50" category, but many captains in key positions during WWII would likely fall into the 50-60 age range due to the time period and required experience level.

[@wendesmith6240]

@@elessartelcontar9415 I understand that. I was referring to FDR Jr.

[@EEnnisjr]

That was a Heavy Destroyer, and definitely not a Battleship!!

[@cathybrind2381]

No such thing as a heavy destroyer, just destroyer or destroyer escort.

[@wplg]

, Okinawa 1968 to 1972 U.S. Army.

[@cathybrind2381]

Pleas will somebody please understand that the terms battleship and warship are NOT interchangeable!

[@markshackelford9373]

Exactly

[@terrancebigham6765]

Another use of Rozsa’s title music for “Sahara”!

[@richardcathcart2952]

Theme music recycled from Bogart's wartime SAHARA movie.

[@JohnHaegele-qq8rw]

1952 ? WW11 ended in 1945.

[@johnmerton3630]

childish movie by todays standards

[@bernarda658]

1952? We never fought WW2 in 1952. Nor were we fighting the Japanese. This movie isn't worth watching if they can't get the WW2 dates right. The mustache guy that suppose to have the strong hands, is not strong hands. They are more like a feminine hands. Now I figured out why it said 1952. This movie was made in another parallel universe. They just named the type of ships differently. In this world, They were fighting the Japanese in 1952. Now I get it.

[@warrenpayne7649]

Yeah. WTF?

[@Exotic3000]

Likely not worth watching!

[@albertofigueiras3345]

Se la pasan mas de la mitad de la pelicula hablando idioteces.....vieja costumbre en estas peliculas!!!

[@garygraham4679]

Battleship my ass. First look at the ship shows main armaments are 5" -38s- classic destroyer.