Name: The Pacific
Genre: Drama, War

The Pacific Episode 1.05 Peleliu Landing

The Pacific Episode 1.05 Peleliu Landing

Episode Premiere

April 11, 2010

Genre

Drama, War

Production Company

HBO Films, Playtone, DreamWorks TV

Official Site

http://www.hbo.com/events/pacific/

Information

Episode Premiere

April 11, 2010

Genre

Drama, War

Period

2010 - 2010

Production Co

HBO Films, Playtone, DreamWorks TV

Distributor

HBO

Official Site

http://www.hbo.com/events/pacific/

Cast and Crew

Main Cast

James Badge Dale as Robert Leckie
Joseph Mazzello as Eugene B. Sledge
Jon Seda as John 'Manila' Basilone
Akos Armont
Ashton Holmes
Rami Malek as PFC Merriell 'Snafu' Shelton
Joshua Bitton
Jon Bernthal as Sgt. Manuel Rodriguez

Synopsis

Basilone's celebrity grows as he travels across the country on the war bonds tour. On Pavuvu, Sledge, assigned to the 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, is briefly reunited with Phillips and Leckie rejoins his company. Sledge then gets his first taste of combat as he, Leckie, and the rest of the 1st Marine Division meet fierce Japanese resistance while landing on the intricately and heavily defended coral island of Peleliu.