Bataan (1943)

6.5/10 114 min Action Drama War

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.

Cast

Robert Taylor

Sgt. Bill Dane

George Murphy

Lt. Steve Bentley

Thomas Mitchell

Cpl. Jake Feingold

Lloyd Nolan

Cpl. Barney Todd

Lee Bowman

Capt. Henry Lassiter

Robert Walker

Leonard Purckett

Desi Arnaz

Felix Ramirez

Barry Nelson

F.X. Matowski

Phillip Terry

Matthew Hardy

Alex Havier

Yankee Salazar

Tom Dugan

Sam Malloy

Donald Curtis

Lieutenant

Bud Geary

Infantry Soldier

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