Pearl

November. 16,1978      PG
Rating:
6.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

This miniseries presents a cross-section of life in Pearl Harbor leading up to the Japanese attack and its immediate aftermath. Among the stories: A colonel's bitter wife seeks extramarital attention; a female doctor with painful memories resists a new love; a young naval officer falls for a Japanese-American woman. Pearl Harbor changes their lives and those of the people around them.

Angie Dickinson as  Midge Forrest
Brian Dennehy as  Sgt. Otto Chain
Robert Wagner as  Capt. Cal Lankford
Dennis Weaver as  Col. Jason Forrest
Lesley Ann Warren as  Dr. Carol Lang

Reviews

Livestonth
1978/11/16

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

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Numerootno
1978/11/17

A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

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Marva-nova
1978/11/18

Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

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Bob
1978/11/19

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

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rebelluvr84
1978/11/20

Entertaining movie about an awful event. I Watched it again for the first time since I saw it on TV, and was impressed. It actually touched on the prejudices of the time quite well. The acting was good, and it was fun to go down memory lane with some familiar faces-most who were in the smaller parts (Brian Dennehy, Gregg Henry, Adam Arkin, Max Gail). I liked Dennis Weaver's performance better now than in the 70s when "McCloud" was fresh in my mind, because his character was not that likable. For Robert Wagner fans, I would say this is one of his better roles...Especially if you measure his performance by hotness, as well as acting and character likability.

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Tony Jestis
1978/11/21

For a typical 1970's soap-opera-style mini-series, it had everything it needed: sex, scandal, numerous affairs, and oh yeah, we needed a hook to get you to watch. Why not Pearl Harbor! The action sequences taken from "Tora, Tora, Tora" were done well. You can keep all the rest of the phony-baloney gossip-scandal type stuff. Good shots of Angie Dickinson's chest. Leslie Ann Warren is by far the best looking. Robert Wagner is a cad. He does the doctor and the colonel's wife. Imagine Adam Arkin's face when he finds out his gay lover has gone straight. Gays! In 1941! Weren't they still in the closet!If you like the attack on Pearl Harbor, this is okay if you can get through the first few hours. otherwise stick with "Tora, Tora, Tora" and "Pearl Harbor". Even Affleck's movie is more believable!Oh yeah,, in the end the Japs did it!

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David Diamond
1978/11/22

This was a mega-TV miniseries in its time after the success of Roots and it generally is average Hollywood entertainment with a good cast. Dennis Weaver, Robert Wagner, Brian Dennehy all give good solid performances. The one to watch for is Angie Dickinson- she is "hot" in this..As historical fiction - its a fairly entertaining romp about the Navy in Pearl at the time of the Japanese attack. Any movie fan should notice that the Producers must have saved millions by editing an enormous amount of footage from Tora, Tora, Tora and cleverly working it into the story.

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jacksonc
1978/11/23

There are worse ways to waste one's time than watching this. It is well casted, particularly by Weaver as martinet career soldier. Anyone who has been in any branch of the military any length of time will recognize the type, also Dennehy and Gail do well as other types of career soldiers...

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