by James Jones adapted by Michael Hastings for BBC Radio 4
Love and war in Schofield Barracks, Honolulu at the time of Pearl Harbour
Drama | 16-23 June 2002 | 2 x 58 minutes
James Jones’ novel about strong friendships, love affairs and the naked truth of lives of enlisted men in Schofield Barracks, Honolulu, at the time of Pearl Harbour.
Michael Hastings’ adaptation captures some of the darker, racist and homoerotic themes in the book that the classic film, starring Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr, skirted round.
CAST
Lorene – RACHEL PICKUP
Karen Holmes – ELIZABETH McGOVERN
Robert E Lee Prewitt – JAMES CALLIS
Sgt Milton Warden – KEN CRANHAM
Captain Dynamite Holmes – BILL GAUNT
Private Angelo Maggio – KEVIN MCNALLY
Private Bloom – MICHAEL FEAST
Sgt Fatso Judson – TREVOR RAY
Jack Malloy – JOHN TAMS
Sgt Maylon Stark – KARL JOHNSON
MP – AARON SWARTZ
MP – SAM DOUGLAS
Studio Manager & Editor – MARK SMITH
Music – JOHN TAMS
Director – BILL BRYDEN
Executive Producer – EDWARD CROZIER
Producer – NICHOLAS NEWTON
A Promenade production for BBC Radio 4