Storbyer verden over plages af monstrøse kaiju-uhyrer, der vader op af havet og smadrer alt. Monstrene har længe været holdt i skak af gigantrobotter, de såkaldte Jaegere, som hver styres af to mentalt forbundne piloter. Men menneskeheden er ved at tabe kampen. Deres sidste håb er den uglesete Raleigh og den uprøvede Mako, som viser sig at være en kampdygtig duo, når de sammen bemander en gammel Jaeger.
While under heavily armed guard, the dangerous convicts aboard a cargo ship unite in a coordinated escape attempt that soon escalates into a bloody, all-out riot. But as the fugitives continue their brutal campaign of terror, they soon discover that not even the most vicious among them is safe from the horror they unknowingly unleashed from the darkness below deck.
Alle, der kæmpede under 2. Verdenskrig, har fået en mere eller mindre traumatisk oplevelse for livet. I "Den tynde røde linje" følger man både menige og officerers indbyrdes forhold, men også deres måder at komme igennem krigen på. En til tider på religiøs og filosofisk oplevelse.
Februar 1945. Selv om sejren i Europa er tæt på, fortsætter krigen i Stillehavet. Ét af de mest blodige slag i krigen blev kampen om øen Iwo Jima, der kulminerede i det der for eftertiden blev det mest kendte krigsbillede i historien: Fem marinesoldater og en sygepasser, der sammen hjælpes ad med at hejse det amerikanske flag på Mount Suribachi. Det inspirerende foto blev et symbol på sejr for nationen, og de seks amerikanske mænd blev med det samme helte. Nogle af dem døde hurtigt efter flaget blev hejst, og nåede dermed aldrig at opfatte, at de var blevet udødeliggjorte af billedet. Men ingen af de overlevende mænd, der rejste flaget, var interesserede i at blive symboler eller helte. De ville bare kæmpe sammen med deres kammerater – de soldater, der kæmpede og døde uden fanfare eller hæder.
I 1947 besættes den norske videnskabsmand Thor Heyerdahl af tanken om, at øriget Polynesien blev befolket via både fra Peru. For at bevise teorien bygger han en flåde på gammeldags manér, så han kan gøre peruvianerne den 8000 km lange tur efter. Sammen med fem venner og en papegøje stævner Heyerdahl ud på en eventyrlig færd, hvor uvejr, hajer og nagende tvivl plager den lille besætning.
I 1989 sejler trimaranen Rose-Noelle ud fra Picton i New Zealand med kurs mod øgruppen Tonga med fire mænd om bord. Da en voldsom bølge vender bunden i vejret på båden, ender den lille besætning uden mad, vand og funktionsdygtigt maskinel. Der iværksættes en eftersøgning inde fra land, men kan besætningen overleve farerne på det åbne hav - og hinanden - længe nok?
Major Daniel Kirby takes command of a squadron of Marine fliers just before they are about to go into combat. While the men are well meaning, he finds them undisciplined and prone to always finding excuses to do what is easy rather than what is necessary. The root of the problem is the second in command, Capt. Carl 'Griff' Griffin. Griff is the best flier in the group but Kirby finds him a poor commander who is not prepared to make the difficult decision that all commanders have to make - to put men in harm's way knowing that they may be killed.
A fictionalized biopic about aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart. A female pilot breaks the Los Angeles to New York record and attracts the interest of the U.S. Navy, who want to send her on a spy mission.
The story of USS 'Belinda', a U.S. naval ship, and its crew during the battle of the Pacific 1943-1945, as it prepares for action and landing troops on enemy beachheads.
Hwang Yeo-rae, a once-popular actress, faces a turbulent marriage and yearns for her old career. When she moves in next to Kim Beom-woo, her biggest fan, a desperate plan to regain her freedom and revive her career unfolds.
In 1973 Alister Barry joined the crew of a protest boat (The Fri) to Mururoa Atoll, where the French Government were testing nuclear weapons. Barry records the assembly of the crew, the long journey from Northland, and their reception in the test zone; when The Fri was boarded and impounded by French military he had to hide his camera in a barrel of oranges.
In the jungles of the Solomon Islands, a remote archipelago in the South Pacific, a biologist is attempting to do something Charles Darwin and Ernst Mayr never accomplished: catch evolution in the act of creating new species. Albert Uy is on the verge of an amazing discovery in the Solomon Islands, but there's a threat looming on the horizon. The islands' resources are being exploited, putting all local wildlife at risk. It's a race against time to gather the evidence necessary to prove the existence of a new species before it's lost forever.
The story of a pair of Australian pilots working for a small South Pacific airline. Paul, a wildly successful womanizer, leaving conquests at every port and Martin, sad and lonely in his search for a true love. Together, they... well, they don't do much of anything besides chase girls on various Polynesian islands.
A town despot makes a guileless patsy the sheriff, lives to regret it.
Southern California's Hotel Coronado caters to and is frequented by members of the social upper-crust. Although she lives on the wrong side of the San Diego track, in a tent-city with her father. Otto, and ditzy sister, Violet, June Wray is a singer with the Eddy Duchin Orchestra appearing to the hotel. Johnny Marvin, an aspiring songwriter and the son of a wealthy automobile manufacturer, is staying at the hotel and, from they moment June and Johnny meet, they fall instantly in love. Trouble arises when Johnny's father objects to the romance, and complications and help arrive in the form of two Marine-hating sailors,Chuck Hornbostel and "Pinky" Falls, when Chuck marries June's ditzy sister.
Adam is a 22 year old New Zealand born Samoan guy who falls for Mary. On a 'chance' encounter he learns that Mary only wants to go out with a 'real island guy' - not a plastic one. Adam realizes that to get rid of his 'plastic' ways and impress Mary, he'll have to travel to Samoa and have his cousins teach him how to be a real island guy. Three Wise Cousins is a feature length comedy, that will have you laughing from start to end; it's a film unlike any other that will surprise you with it's endless amount of 'wisdom'.
A group of American Army nurses are captured by the Japanese in April 1942 and spend three years in a prisoner-of-war camp in Bataan. Lt Margaret Ann Jessup, the head army nurse, survives the camp and testifies against the Japanese in front of the United States Congressional subcommittee years later as a colonel.
The South Pacific – the ocean between the American continent and Asia, stands for endless vastness, an infinite stretch of water and pristine nature. For many, the South Pacific is synonymous with paradise sun, beaches and of course, the bikini. But the bikini, or rather the island Bikini, also stands for a disastrous series of nuclear tests, carried out by the USA immediately after the Second World War. To this end, numerous ships of different sizes and categories were brought together. The remnants of these vessels have found a watery grave at the bottom of the lagoon: in depths of up to 60 metres, practically inaccessible for the average diver. Until recently, the region could not be visited for decades, due to radioactive contamination. But how have nature and mankind developed? Accompany us to a very special ships cemetery. Explore a region untouched by human hand for more than 60 years and experience the magic of the South Seas.
Pacific pearl diver Duke Slade escapes angry natives by joining a whaler whose dying captain persuades him to marry his daughter who is already being wooed by the first mate.