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1941

1941

Paranoia meets pandemonium.

19795.81h 58m

Overview

In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.

Directed by Steven Spielberg
Written by Bob Gale, John Milius, Robert Zemeckis
Produced by Buzz Feitshans
Box OfficeBudget: $35.0MRevenue: $94.9M

Top Cast

Dan Aykroyd

Dan Aykroyd

Sgt. Frank Tree

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

Ward Douglas

John Belushi

John Belushi

Capt. Wild Bill Kelso

Lorraine Gary

Lorraine Gary

Joan Douglas

Murray Hamilton

Murray Hamilton

Claude Crumn

Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee

Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt

Tim Matheson

Tim Matheson

Capt. Loomis Birkhead

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura

Warren Oates

Warren Oates

Col. 'Madman' Maddox

Robert Stack

Robert Stack

Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell

Themes & Keywords

californiapanicsubmarinewar shipworld war iipearl harborsatirelos angeles, california1940sanarchic comedy

About 1941

1941 is a comedy, war film released in 1979 exploring themes of california, panic, submarine, war ship, world war ii, pearl harbor. Directed by Steven Spielberg, it stars Dan Aykroyd, Ned Beatty, John Belushi. In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.

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