The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)

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Country: USA
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama
Release: 1944-07-04
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Writers: Alan Le May , Charles Bennett , Corydon M. Wassell , James Hilton
Language: English | Spanish
Stars: Gary Cooper , Laraine Day , Signe Hasso , Dennis O’Keefe , Carol Thurston , Carl Esmond , Paul Kelly , Elliott Reid , Stanley Ridges , Renny McEvoy
Runtime: 140 min
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 1 nomination total
AKA: The Story of Dr. Wassell (Philippines) , The Story of Dr. Wassell (Canada) , The Story of Dr. Wassell (Indonesia) , Under Stars and Stripes (Denmark) , Kahraman Dr. Wassell (Turkey) , 軍医ワッセル大佐 (Japan) , L'Odyssée du Dr. Wassell (France, French Republic) , The Story of Dr. Wassell (United Kingdom) , Dr. Wassells Flucht aus Java , L'Odyssée du docteur Wassell (France, French Republic) , L' odyssée du Dr. Wassell (Belgium) , The Story of Dr. Wassell (South Africa) , Fedakar Doktor (Turkey) , Pelo Vale das Sombras (Brazil) , Dr. Wassells Flucht aus Java (Austria) , The Story of Dr. Wassell (New Zealand) , The Story of Dr. Wassell (Bangladesh) , De geschiedenis van Dr. Wassell (Belgium) , История доктора Уоссела , The Story of Dr. Wassell (India) , The Story of Dr. Wassell (Switzerland, Swiss Confederation) , La storia del dottor Wassell (Italy) , En hjältes liv (Sweden) , Povestea doctorului Wassell (Romania) , The Story of Dr. Wassell , The Story of Dr. Wassell (Nigeria) , Pelo Vale das Sombras (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , De belevenis van Dr. Wassell (Netherlands the) , The Story of Dr. Wassell (Canada) , Τιτάνες του Ειρηνικού (Greece) , Historia doktora Wassella (Poland) , The Story of Dr. Wassell (Pakistan) , The Story of Dr. Wassell (Malaysia) , La historia del Dr. Wassell (Argentina) , The Story of Dr. Wassell (Ireland) , Por el valle de las sombras (Spain) , La historia del Dr. Wassell (Mexico) , The Story of Dr. Wassell (United States of America) , The Story of Dr. Wassell (Singapore) , Flucht aus Java (Austria) , The Story of Dr. Wassell (Egypt) , Sankarin elämä (Finland) , The Story of Dr. Wassell (Belgium) , The Story of Dr. Wassell (Hong Kong) , Cecil B. DeMille's The Story of Dr. Wassell (United States of America)
Plot: As the Japanese sweep through the East Indies during World War II, Dr. Wassell is determined to escape from Java with some crewmen of the cruiser Marblehead. Based on a true story of how Dr. Wassell saved a dozen or so wounded sailors who were left behind when able bodied men were evacuated to Australia.
IMDB:tt0037316