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Bataan
“THE STORY OF A PATROL OF 13 HEROES”
6.5 / 10• 1943• 1h 54m•NR• English
ActionDramaWar
Storyline
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 & Crew
Robert Taylor
Sgt. Bill Dane
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tay Garnett's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Bataan is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
