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Bataan
Sign in to save1943 American film directed by Tay Garnett
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6.5During 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.
Released: 1943-06-03114 minDir: Tay GarnettAction, Drama, War
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Cast
- Robert Taylor as Sgt. Bill Dane
- George Murphy as Lt. Steve Bentley
- Thomas Mitchell as Cpl. Jake Feingold
- Lloyd Nolan as Cpl. Barney Todd
- Lee Bowman as Capt. Henry Lassiter
- Robert Walker as Leonard Purckett
Themes
- world war ii
- us army
- philippines
- suicide mission
- bayonet
- machine gun
- philippine army
- pacific theater
- one by one
- japanese army
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Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
2,793 votes
- Year
- 1943
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Genres
- Drama, History, War
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- 2 wins
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 110
- FilmAffinity ID
- 910787
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- publication date
- 1943-01-01
- title
- Bataan
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Gallery (7)
Available in 10 languages
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Bataan
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Categories
1943 English-language films1943 films1943 war filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican war filmsEnglish-language war filmsFilms about the United States ArmyFilms directed by Tay GarnettFilms scored by Bronisław KaperFilms set in the PhilippinesFilms with screenplays by Dudley NicholsFilms with screenplays by Garrett FortJapan in non-Japanese cultureMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer filmsPacific War filmsTemplate film date with 1 release dateWorld War II films based on actual eventsWorld War II films made in wartime