During Japan's invasion of the Philippines in 1942, Capt. Henry Lassiter, Sgt. Bill Dane and a diverse group of American soldiers are ordered to destroy and hold a strategic bridge in order to delay the Japanese forces and allow Gen. MacArthur time to secure Bataan. When the Japanese soldiers begin to rebuild the bridge and advance, the group struggles with not only hunger, sickness and gunfire, but also the knowledge that there is likely no relief on the way.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
US
Genres:
Action, Drama, War
Release:
June 1943
Production:
Loew's Incorporated, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Cast:
Robert Taylor, George Murphy, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Nolan, Lee Bowman, Robert Walker, Desi Arnaz, Barry Nelson, Phillip Terry, Roque Espiritu, Kenneth Spencer, Alex Havier, Tom Dugan, Mary McLeod, Donald Curtis, Phil Schumacher, Bud Geary, Ernie Alexander, Luke Chan, Wing Foo, Beal Wong, Bruce Wong, Tom Yuen, Leigh Sterling
Tags:
world war ii, philippines, pacific theater, last stand, bataan, bridge blowup
