[geeks] "Must See" movies.

[Will Mc Donald]

> > Wild WWII film tangent: what was the movie that had David Bowie
> > playing a british officer in a japanese POW camp? (Was it any good?)
> >
> There was also one on the true story of the Japanese cavalry detachment
> that got stranded somewhere and never knew the war was over until 1974.
> They repeatedly attacked a base over the years. (that was the true story
> and the movie is Hollywoodified details changed a bit from that)

This isn't the film you're referring to but you reminded me of it...

Hell in the Pacific. Toshiro Mifune (starred in *lots* of Kurosawa films) and
Lee Marvin.

http://us.imdb.com/Title?0063056

Oh, and speaking of Lee Marvin, what about Paint Your Wagon.

Will.