The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)

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Based on:	The Story of Dr. Wassell (book)
Runtime:	2h 20m
Director:	Cecil B. DeMille
Actors:	Gary Cooper Laraine Day Signe Hasso
Release date:	26 April, 1944
Country of origin:	United States
Genre:	Moral Dilemmas

As the Japanese advance through the East Indies in WWII, Dr. Wassell is determined to flee Java with several crewmen from the cruiser Marblehead. This is a true story of how Dr. Wassell rescued around a dozen wounded sailors who had been left behind when the able-bodied were evacuated to Australia.

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