1941(1979)
Paranoia meets pandemonium.
In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.
Movie: 1941
Top 10 Billed Cast
Sgt. Frank Tree
Ward Douglas
Capt. Wild Bill Kelso
Joan Douglas
Claude Crumn
Capt. Wolfgang von Kleinschmidt
Capt. Loomis Birkhead
Cmdr. Akiro Mitamura
Col. 'Madman' Maddox
Maj. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell
Video Trailer 1941
Video: 1941 Official Trailer #1 - (1979) HD
1941 Official Trailer #1 - (1979) HD
Mick Garris on 1941
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1941 Official Trailer #1 - (1979) HD - Trailer
Mick Garris on 1941 - Featurette
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