Back to Bataan
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| Back to Bataan | |
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| Directed by | Edward Dmytryk |
| Produced by | Robert Fellows (exec. producer) Theron Warth (assoc. producer) |
| Written by | Aeneas MacKenzie (story) William Gordon (story) Ben Barzman Richard H. Landau |
| Starring | John Wayne Anthony Quinn |
| Release date(s) | May 31, 1945 |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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Back to Bataan (1945) is a World War II war film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring John Wayne and Anthony Quinn. It was produced by RKO Radio Pictures. It depicts events (some fictionalized and some actual) that took place after the Battle of Bataan (1941 - 1942) on the island of Luzon in the Philippines.
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[edit] Plot
As American forces under General MacArthur are forced to pull out of Bataan, Colonel Joseph Madden (John Wayne) of the U.S. Army, stays behind to organize guerrilla fighters against the occupying Japanese forces in the Philippines. Madden teams up with Filipino resistance fighters to liberate POW's from Cabanatuan.
One of his officers, Captain Andrés Bonifácio (Anthony Quinn), carries a heavy burden. Not only does he have to live up to being the grandson of a national hero, but his former fiancée (Fely Franquelli) is collaborating with the Japanese, broadcasting propaganda over the radio.
[edit] Cast
- John Wayne - Col. Joseph Madden
- Anthony Quinn - Capt. Andrés Bonifácio
- Beulah Bondi - Bertha Barnes
- Fely Franquelli - Dolici Dalgado
- Richard Loo - Maj. Hasko
- Philip Ahn - Col. Coroki
- Alex Havier - Sgt. Bernessa
- 'Ducky' Louie - Maximo Cuenca
- Lawrence Tierney - Lt. Cmdr. Waite
- Leonard Strong - Gen. Homma
- Paul Fix - Bindle Jackson
- Abner Biberman - Japanese captain at schoolhouse
- Vladimir Sokoloff - Señor Buenaventura J. Bello
Actual U.S. soldiers liberated from the POW camp at Cabanatuan in 1945 were used as extras in the recreation of that event.
[edit] Production
As the script for the film was being written, the Battle for Bataan was actually being fought in the Philippines. This resulted in several script changes in order to keep up with current events.
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