Inspired by a true story, *The Saga of Anatahan* is Josef von Sternberg's masterpiece.
During World War II, fifteen sailors survive the bombing of their ship and find themselves stranded on the remote island of Anatahan. The war comes to an end—a fact unknown to them—yet they continue a war of their own, vying for control of the island and possession of the only woman among them: Keiko, the Queen Bee of Anatahan.