Word: vana
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...cruiser where Captain John Wayne greets two Japanese torpedoes with relish, warmed by the prospect of "a gut-bustin', mother-lovin' Navy war!" First as captain, then as Admiral "Rock" Torrey, whose ultimate mission is to oust the enemy from the fictional islands of Gavabutu and Levu-Vana, Wayne delivers a bedrock performance that provides anchorage for the shipshape supporting cast. Pick of the lot is Nurse Patricia Neal, who enlivens Wayne's hours ashore with straightforward passion. Wayne woos his long-estranged son (Brandon deWilde) away from the public-relations war mounted by a former Congressman...