No Man Is an Island [DVD]

Very good movie

This is an excellent Blu-Ray transfer of this WW2 film. It takes place in Guam, but was actually superbly filmed in the philippines. Jeffrey Hunter is terrific as the lone survivor on the Island. With a great cast, I recommend this to anyone who loves war movies.

Good transfer to dvd of a movie I remember from back in the day.

The "No Man Is an Island" DVD represents the first time that I have purchased a DVD from the seller, Modern Day Treasure Hunter. The DVD arrived in brand new condition, factory sealed in its cellophane wrapping, just as I expect for all of my DVD purchases. Additionally, visible through the clear cellophane wrapping was one of the adhesive factory seals along the top edge of the DVD case.Most certainly, I am pleased with this DVD purchase experience from Modern Day Treasure Hunter.As a collector of military/war genre motion pictures, I am pleased to add "No Man Is an Island" to my DVD collection. Once I have had the opportunity to view this motion picture, I will be pleased to return here and offer my personal critique.

I really wasn't expecting much when I ordered this video, but the price was right so why not add it to my WWII movie collection. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised when I watched it. The fact that it is based on a true story and actual veteran, made it even better. It was a little humorous to see all Filipino's, and to hear them speaking Tagalog instead of using actual Chamorro people from Guam speaking their native language, but it really didn't take away from the film. Overall it was a pretty good movie

I love this film! I watch it every few years. It is the true story of Navy radioman George Tweed who evades the Japanese for over two years on Guam after the Japanese invasion. Even though there is some artistic license taken, the basics of the story are intact. I love films where people have to survive in dire circumstances on tropical islands and this one is suspenseful and just perfect in every way. Hunter is a joy to watch as the resourceful Tweed. It also shows the bravery and loyalty of the Guam natives. I've always wanted to read Tweed's own account of his ordeal in his book, Robinson Crusoe, USN which is available here on Amazon. Maybe one of these days. This is one of my favorite films of all time and along with The Man Who Never Was and Heaven Knows Mr. Allison, is one of my favorite WWII films. There is nothing inappropriate in it either aside from a few beheaded bodies that are shown quickly from further away. Tweed's relationship with Jo is respectful and restrained, not sexy as in so many other films . For the price, why not add this wonderful film to your collection!

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Been collecting movies I remember veiwing while growing up.

I liked this 1962 war film, even if it has some weaknesses. Below, more of my impressions, with some SPOILERS.Two precisions first:- to my best knowledge, this film is available only on Region 1 NTSC DVDs; therefore it will NOT PLAY on European (Region 2) equipment- in the past this film was also known under an alternate title - "Island Escape"This film is based on the true story of a US Navy sailor, George Ray Tweed, who avoided capture when Japanese landed on Guam on 10 December 1941 and thanks to the help of local Chamorro population remained in hiding to 10 July 1944, when he was rescued by an American destroyer. He described his adventures in the book "Robinson Crusoe, USN" (see my review of it) published in 1945 and this film is based on this account. The story was however considerably changed:- real George Ray Tweed was already 39 and was married with children in 1941 (his family was evacuated from Guam before Japanese invasion); in this film he is 32, which made it possible to Jeffrey Hunter (36 in 1962, but looking younger) to play him; in the film his family status is also never mentioned and we are left to belief that he is single, which allowed for a kind of romance with a Chamorro girl Josephina Cruz (Barbara Perez, a Philippino actress) - in real life no such thing happened- a part of the film happens in a leper colony - in reality, to my best knowledge, no such place existed on Guam since XIX century; also, it seems that there is no scorpions on Guam or at least there wasn't during the WWII - now, with all those invasive species God only knows...- the importance and especially the circulation of "Guam's Eagle", a clandestine information bulletin Tweed produced and distributed when hiding, was somehow upgraded for the needs of the film- there are also some episodes added to make the story more dramatic and more interesting, one of them including Tweed's "dog tags" - but I cannot give away too much of the plotThe one thing that really hurt a lot of Guam's people about this film, is that NOT EVEN ONE real Chamorro ever appears in it - this film was shot on Philippines and actors playing Chamorros are in fact Philippino people. For that reason, Chamorro characters never speak chamorro language - they speak tagalog, main native language of Philippines, instead.Unlike what DVD cover suggests, this film hardly contains any action or fighting scenes - but it doesn't really hurt it, as this is a film about hiding and avoiding capture (followed by torture and certain death), not about fighting.All this being said, this film remains a good watch, an atypical war movie, in which fighting war is a background noise, but all other wartime hardships are very real."No man is an island' shows very well how much good will and heroism from unarmed and vulnerable civilians it takes to save the life of just one hunted man, when this man is on the run from an occupying force serving a totalitarian, merciless militaristic regime. Not only Chamorros but even some of Japanese American people living on Guam helped Tweed, directly or indirectly and in real life at least three of his helpers died a horrible screaming death in torture dungeons of Kempeitai, a secret special police which was Japanese equivalent of Gestapo...I liked this film and I will keep my DVD for future viewings. Enjoy!

« L' aigle de Guam » (1962)*, dont on nous dit qu' il raconte les exploits de George W. Tweed un modeste 'radio' de la marine américaine, a surtout la particularité de nous montrer le courage et le sacrifice des habitants de l' île de Guam, qui font tout leur possible pour aider Tweed à survivre pendant ces trois années face à la présence de l' armée impériale nippone. Cette singularité est quasi unique dans le film de la seconde guerre mondiale consacré aux opérations dans le pacifique.Le bel et bon acteur Jeffrey Hunter, qui incarne Tweed, a cette candeur, cette naïveté des jeunes premiers des années 50 et du début des années 60. Ce style de jeune premier qu' adorait John Ford qui l' emploiera et il fallait être un bon acteur pour faire face à John Wayne dans « La prisonnière du désert » (1956) ou Spencer Tracy dans « La dernière fanfare » (1958). Marshall Thompson, avant la célèbre série télé « Daktari », est de la partie aussi mais malheureusement pas jusqu' au bout. Quant à Barbara Perez vous ne pourrez l' admirer qu' en attendant une bonne heure de vision.Si la réalisation n' est pas inspirée, elle possède assez d' énergie et de tonicité pour nous tenir en haleine. Le déroulement de l' histoire ainsi que la pirouette finale moraliste et optimiste auraient certainement intéressé Frank Capra. Ce film n' est pas un chef d' œuvre, loin de là, mais il est positif et attachant car l' on y voit des personnes ordinaires se dépasser face à l' adversité.*Le titre français « L' aigle de Guam » ne fait pas du tout référence au personnage de Jeffrey Hunter. Pour savoir ce que cela signifie, regardez le film !Film en couleur de 1962. Format : 16/9. Durée : 109 mn.Version originale anglaise sous-titrée française. Version audio française.Bonne copie, sans plus.Pas de bonus.

I waited for a long time to buy this movie. I couldn't remember the title, just the plot line. So i looked for it on line. I finally found it.I watched this movie years ago and remembered it was good. So I bought it and was not disapointed.

I cannot write a review for this dvd as it would not play on our machine and was subsequently returned.

A dated story but the acting is good, the story is ok, good to watch on a rainy afternoon