Tora! Tora! Tora!
Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku, 1970
The Broken Seal
Ladislas Farago, 1967
Tora! Tora! Tora! is a movie directed by Richard Fleischer and Kinji Fukasaku in 1970 and based on the book The Broken Seal by Ladislas Farago, first published in 1967. The movie features Martin Balsam, Sô Yamamura, Joseph Cotten, Tatsuya Mihashi, E.G. Marshall, James Whitmore, and others.
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Book by Gordon W. Prange
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Storyline
In August 1939, the United States imposes a trade embargo on a belligerent Japan, severely limiting raw materials. Meanwhile, in Washington, U.S. military intelligence has broken the Japanese Purple Code, allowing them to intercept secret Japanese radio transmissions indicating increased Japanese naval activity.
Movie vs Book
Year
1970
Minutes
144
Movie Rate
7.50
Source: IMDb
Movie
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Director: Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku
Country: Japan
Year: 1970
Length: 2h24m
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Year
1967
Pages
464
Book Rate
8.10
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Book
The Broken Seal
Subtitle: Operation Magic and the Secret Road To Pearl Harbor
Author: Ladislas Farago
Country: Hungary
First published in: 1967
Length: 464 pages
Genre: Non Fiction
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“Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes.”
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