Bataan Movie Review 1943

A rugged war-time combat drama following the true story of a small platoon in the Philippines endeavoring to blow up a pivotal Japanese bridge. Also available in a colorized version.

Distribution

Time-Life Video and Television, 1450 Palmyra Ave., Richmond, VA 23227-4420, Phone: (804)266-6330, Toll-free: 800-950-7887, Fax: (757)427-7905

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 115 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adventure Drama, World War II, True Stories, Military: Marines, Bridges

Screenplay

Robert D. (Robert Hardy) Andrews

Cast

Robert Taylor, George Murphy, Thomas Mitchell, Desi Arnaz, Lee Bowman, Lloyd Nolan, Robert Walker, Barry Nelson, Phillip Terry, Tom Dugan, Roque Espiritu, Kenneth Spencer, Alex Havier, Donald Curtis, Lynne Carver, Bud Geary, Dorothy Morris

Cinematography

Sidney Wagner

Director

Tay Garnett

Music

Bronislau Kaper, Eric Zeisl

Producer

Irving Starr, MGM, Inc. Loew's