Movie: Bataan (1943)
- Director: Tay Garnett
- Release Date: 24 April 1944 (Sweden)
- Run Time: 114 min
- Country: USA
- Genre: War
Tagline: THE STORY OF A PATROL OF 13 HEROES
Trivia: The NAACP gave M-G-M two awards for presenting an African American in an intelligent and sympathetic manner. Dore Schary deliberately did not tell writer Robert Hardy Andrews he was planning to cast an African American as one of the soldiers, in order to avoid any racial speeches in the script.
Goofs: Revealing mistakes: Although the American soldier was clearly a great coconut tree climber, it is near to impossible to sit atop a coconut tree. Many Filipinos to this day fall when attempting this.
“Japan has just invaded the Phillipines and the US Army attempts a desperate defence. Thirteen men are chosen to blow up a bridge on the Bataan peninsula and keep the Japanese from rebuilding it. Written by <khunt@eng.morgan.edu>”
Recent Comments