Bataan (1943) | |
| Director(s) | Tay Garnett |
| Producer(s) | Irving Starr, Dore Schary (executive uncredited) |
| Top Genres | War |
| Top Topics | Army, World War II |
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Bataan (1943) was a War Film directed by Tay Garnett and produced by Dore Schary and Irving Starr.
SYNOPSIS
A group of doomed Americans and Filipinos hold a bridge against invading Japanese. Over-the-top flag waving made this a based-on-fact Hollywood blockbuster of the war era, despite a pretty fake-looking jungle.
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By Beatrice on Jan 6, 2015 From Flickers in TimeBack to Bataan Directed by Edward Dmytryk Written by Ben Barzman and Richard H. Landau; Original Story by Aeneas MacKenzie and William Gordon 1945/USA RKO Radio Pictures First viewing/Netflix rental Bertha Barnes: [tearfully] No one ever learned it so well. For propaganda-combat, this takes the cake... Read full article
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This is one of a handful of feature films that have featured the story of the World War II Battle of Bataan. They include So Proudly We Hail!; They Were Expendable and Back to Bataan.
Desi Arnaz has said it was his idea to recite the Latin prayer "Mea Culpa" during his character's death scene. It was a prayer he learned as a boy in Cuba.
Twenty-seven year old Broadway actor Richard Widmark was originally considered for the role of Purkett, which was ultimately played by Robert Walker.
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Desi Arnaz has said it was his idea to recite the Latin prayer "Mea Culpa" during his character's death scene. It was a prayer he learned as a boy in Cuba.
Twenty-seven year old Broadway actor Richard Widmark was originally considered for the role of Purkett, which was ultimately played by Robert Walker.
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