film. Both actors served for their respective countries during the Pacific War. Marvin, who was in the US Marines, was wounded and received the Purple Heart during the Battle of Saipan in 1944. Mifune served in the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service. Box office The film earned rentals of $1.33 million in North America and $1.9 million elsewhere. Because of the high costs involved, by 1973 the movie had recorded a loss of $4,115,000, making it one of the biggest money losers in the short history of ABC films. Critical reception See also Enemy Mine, a 1985 film with a similar plot in a space war setting List of American films of 1968 References External links 1968 films 1960s war drama films 1960s Japanese-language films American war drama films Anti-war films about World War II Films about shot-down aviators Pacific War films 1960s war adventure films American World War II films Films directed by John Boorman Films set in Oceania Films set on uninhabited islands Films shot in Palau Films scored by Lalo Schifrin Two-handers Cinerama Releasing Corporation films American war adventure films 1960s English-language films 1960s American films