Film · Drama, Action, War
Bataan (1943)
THE STORY OF A PATROL OF 13 HEROES
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.
- Director
- Tay Garnett
- Writers
- Robert Hardy Andrews, Garrett Fort, Dudley Nichols
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Release date
- June 3, 1943
Cast
Robert TaylorSgt. Bill Dane
George MurphyLt. Steve Bentley
Thomas MitchellCpl. Jake Feingold
Lloyd NolanCpl. Barney Todd
Lee BowmanCapt. Henry Lassiter
Robert WalkerLeonard Purckett
Desi ArnazFelix Ramirez
Barry NelsonF.X. Matowski
Phillip TerryMatthew Hardy- Roque EspirituCorp. Juan Katigbak
- Kenneth SpencerWesley Eeps
Alex HavierYankee Salazar
Tom DuganSam Malloy- Mary McLeodElsie McAlister
Donald CurtisLieutenant- Phil SchumacherMachine Gunner
Bud GearyInfantry Soldier- Ernie AlexanderWounded Soldier
- Luke ChanJapanese Soldier
- Wing FooJapanese Soldier
