Hunter is a US Navy radio operator on Guam in WWII when the Japanese invade the island. He avoids capture and with five other Americans hides in the jungles of the island interior. One by one the others are killed, leaving Hunter by himself for 34 months. Aided by friendly natives, he at
first hides in a leper colony run by priest de Cordova, using the hospital transmitter to broadcast to the island residents until the Japanese catch on and burn the building to the ground. He then hides in a cave, and a friendly family brings him food. When he spots American warships off the
coast, he signals them with a hand mirror and that night swims out to a launch that takes h...
Released:
1962
Rated:
NR
Length:
114 mins