Across the Pacific
1942 · Movie · NR · 97 min · ★ 6.6 · 75% critics
After a disgraced former officer boards a Japanese passenger ship in late 1941, his apparent lack of loyalty raises questions. As he grows close to a charming fellow traveler and a cultured passenger with suspicious interests, a tense wartime espionage game begins to unfold.
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Details
- Years
- 1942
- Release date
- 1942-09-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (83 votes)
About
You might like this if you enjoy old-school spy stories with romance, banter, and wartime suspense, especially if The Ghost Ship or They Drive by Night appeal to you; Not for you if you want nonstop action or a polished finale.
Pros: engaging wartime intrigue; witty banter; charming lead dynamic | Cons: slow middle stretch; rushed ending; uneven propaganda tone
Themes
- passenger
- world war ii
- double agent
- steamboat
- assassination attempt
- panama canal
Cast & crew
Humphrey Bogart
as Rick Leland
Mary Astor
as Alberta Marlow
Sydney Greenstreet
as Dr. Lorenz
Charles Halton
as A.V. Smith
Victor Sen Yung
as Joe Totsuiko
Roland Got
as Sugi
Lee Tung Foo
as Sam Wing On
Frank Wilcox
as Capt. Morrison
Paul Stanton
as Col. Hart
Lester Matthews
as Canadian Major
Directed by John Huston