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Bataan

  • 6.9 /10

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Plot

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.

Cast

Robert Taylor as Sgt. Bill Dane
Robert Taylor

as Sgt. Bill Dane

George Murphy as Lt. Steve Bentley
George Murphy

as Lt. Steve Bentley

Thomas Mitchell as Cpl. Jake Feingold
Thomas Mitchell

as Cpl. Jake Feingold

Lloyd Nolan as Cpl. Barney Todd
Lloyd Nolan

as Cpl. Barney Todd

Lee Bowman as Capt. Henry Lassiter
Lee Bowman

as Capt. Henry Lassiter

Robert Walker as Leonard Purckett
Robert Walker

as Leonard Purckett

Desi Arnaz as Felix Ramirez
Desi Arnaz

as Felix Ramirez

Barry Nelson as F.X. Matowski
Barry Nelson

as F.X. Matowski

Phillip Terry as Matthew Hardy
Phillip Terry

as Matthew Hardy

Roque Espiritu as Corp. Juan Katigbak
Roque Espiritu

as Corp. Juan Katigbak

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • June 3, 1943

Production Companies

  • Loew's Incorporated

  • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.90 hrs

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One of the 1940s best war movies. World War II and it's the Bataan peninsula. 13 members of the US armed forces, with Filipino volunteers, have been hastily assembled to blow up a bridge and delay Japanese attempts to rebuild it for as long as possible. As the Japanese close in from the surrounding jungle, the men must also battle with their own wills to have any hope of survival. Lets get…