Movie Description
Bataan
(1943)Overview
During Japan's invasion of the Philippines in 1942, Capt. Henry Lassiter, Sgt. Bill Dane and a diverse group of American soldiers are ordered to destroy and hold a strategic bridge in order to delay the Japanese forces and allow Gen. MacArthur time to secure Bataan. When the Japanese soldiers begin to rebuild the bridge and advance, the group struggles with not only hunger, sickness and gunfire, but also the knowledge that there is likely no relief on the way.
Featured Crew
- Director : Tay Garnett
- Producer : Irving Starr
- Writer : Dudley Nichols,Garrett Fort
- Editor : George White
- Cast : Robert Taylor,George Murphy,Thomas Mitchell,Lloyd Nolan,Lee Bowman,Robert Walker,Desi Arnaz,Barry Nelson,Phillip Terry,Roque Espiritu,Kenneth Spencer,Alex Havier,Tom Dugan,Mary McLeod,Donald Curtis,Phil Schumacher,Bud Geary,Ernie Alexander,Luke Chan,Wing Foo,Beal Wong,Bruce Wong,Tom Yuen,Leigh Sterling
Cast
Sgt. Bill Dane
Lt. Steve Bentley
Cpl. Jake Feingold
Cpl. Barney Todd
Capt. Henry Lassiter
Leonard Purckett
Felix Ramirez
F.X. Matowski
Matthew Hardy
Corp. Juan Katigbak
Wesley Eeps
Yankee Salazar
Sam Malloy
Elsie McAlister
Lieutenant
Machine Gunner
Infantry Soldier
Wounded Soldier
Japanese Soldier
Japanese Soldier
Japanese Soldier
Japanese Soldier
Filipino
Man
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Facts
Original TitleBataan
Status Released
Release Information
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1943-06-03
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 54m
Production CompaniesLoew's Incorporated,Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Genres
- Action
- Drama
- War
