Bataan - 1943

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.

114min
1943
NR
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.9/10

Cast

Robert Taylor profile pictureRobert TaylorSgt. Bill Dane
George Murphy profile pictureGeorge MurphyLt. Steve Bentley
Thomas Mitchell profile pictureThomas MitchellCpl. Jake Feingold
Lloyd Nolan profile pictureLloyd NolanCpl. Barney Todd
Lee Bowman profile pictureLee BowmanCapt. Henry Lassiter
Robert Walker profile pictureRobert WalkerLeonard Purckett
Desi Arnaz profile pictureDesi ArnazFelix Ramirez
Barry Nelson profile pictureBarry NelsonF.X. Matowski
Phillip Terry profile picturePhillip TerryMatthew Hardy
Alex Havier profile pictureAlex HavierYankee Salazar
Tom Dugan profile pictureTom DuganSam Malloy
Donald Curtis profile pictureDonald CurtisLieutenant

About Bataan

Bataan 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.

Age Rating: NR
Runtime: 114min

Extra details

Original Title: Bataan
Original Language: English
Directed By: Tay Garnett
Production Companies
Loew'sMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer