Bataan / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents ; produced by Irving Starr ; original screen play by Robert D. Andrews ; directed by Tay Garnett.

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Bataan realistically shows the tensions, the ugly hardships and the ultimate heroism of a small patrol of American and Filipino fighting men in 1942. Their task is to destroy a strategic bridge in a last-ditch battle against Japan's capture of the Philippines. No run-of-the-military war movie, Bataa...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Production company, Publisher)
Other Authors: Garnett, Tay (Film director)
Starr, Irving (Film producer)
Andrews, Robert Hardy, 1908-1999 (Screenwriter)
Taylor, Robert, 1911-1969 (Actor)
Murphy, George, 1902-1992 (Actor)
Mitchell, Thomas, 1892-1962 (Actor)
Kaper, Bronislaw, 1902-1983 (composer (expression))
Language:English
Published: [California] : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, [1943]
Series:Swank Motion Pictures.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Philippines > Bataan (Province) > Drama.
War films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Genre:
Drama.
War films.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Online Access:
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Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (114 min.)) : sound, black and white.
Format: Electronic Video
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Summary:
Bataan realistically shows the tensions, the ugly hardships and the ultimate heroism of a small patrol of American and Filipino fighting men in 1942. Their task is to destroy a strategic bridge in a last-ditch battle against Japan's capture of the Philippines. No run-of-the-military war movie, Bataan is a stirring tribute to all who believe, in the words of one of the heroes, that "it doesn't matter where a man dies so long as he dies for freedom."
Note:Originally release as a motion picture in 1943.
Call Number:PN1995.9.W3 B38 1943 Online
Credits:Director of photography, Sidney Wagner ; editor, George White ; music, Bronislau Kaper.
Cast:
Robert Taylor, George Murphy, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Nolan, Lee Bowman, Robert Walker, Desi Arnaz.
Source of Description:
DVD version record; title from title screen (viewed March 11, 2020)