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Bataan

(1943)

June 3, 1943 1h 54m
64%
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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.

Tay Garnett

Director

Top Billed Cast

RT

Robert Taylor

Sgt. Bill Dane

GM

George Murphy

Lt. Steve Bentley

TM

Thomas Mitchell

Cpl. Jake Feingold

LN

Lloyd Nolan

Cpl. Barney Todd

LB

Lee Bowman

Capt. Henry Lassiter

RW

Robert Walker

Leonard Purckett

DA

Desi Arnaz

Felix Ramirez

BN

Barry Nelson

F.X. Matowski

PT

Phillip Terry

Matthew Hardy

RE

Roque Espiritu

Corp. Juan Katigbak

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