John Wayne
Col. Joseph Madden
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Back to Bataan: Directed by Edward Dmytryk. With John Wayne, Anthony Quinn, Beulah Bondi, Fely Franquelli. In 1942, after the fall of the Philippines to the Japanese, U.S. Army Col. Joseph Madden stays behind to organize the local resistance against the Japanese invaders.
- (4.4K)
- Drama, War
- Edward Dmytryk
- 1945-05-31
A 1945 war film starring John Wayne and Anthony Quinn as US Army Rangers and Filipino guerrillas fighting the Japanese in the Philippines. The film depicts events after the Battle of Bataan and the Bataan Death March, and shows the resistance and liberation of the country.
After the fall of the Philippines to the Japanese in World War II, Col. Joseph Madden (John Wayne) of the U.S. Army stays on to organize guerrilla fighters a...
As the guerrillas battle the oncoming Japanese tanks, the Americans arrive with reinforcements. With the defeat of the Japanese, the American flag is hoisted back up the flagpole, and the Philippine people achieve their hard-won freedom. (1945), starring John Wayne and Anthony Quinn.
- Edward Dmytryk, Ruby Rosenberg
- John Wayne
Jul 8, 2014 · John Wayne stars as the leader of a determined band of resistance fighters combating the Japanese in the Philippines until the American Army returns to...
- 2 min
- 18.9K
- Warner Bros.
This World War II film sees American army colonel Joseph Madden (John Wayne) stationed in the Philippines with much of his military support forced out of the...
- (42)
- War
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A World War II film about a U.S. Army colonel who organizes guerrilla fighters against the Japanese in the Philippines. The film follows his adventures, challenges and triumphs as he leads the resistance and awaits the liberation by MacArthur's forces.
