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- Directed by Tay Garnett, it’s one of the few films to look at the brutal Battle of Bataan. It’s a classic last stand movie and incorporates elements from the battle which saw some of its hardest fighting 79 years ago this month.
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Possibly the greatest "Last Stand" in cinematic history. With ... From the Movie "Bataan" from MGM studios (1943), starring Robert Taylor as Sergeant Bill Dane.
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Bataan is a 1943 American black-and-white World War II film drama from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, produced by Irving Starr (with Dore Schary as executive producer), and directed by Tay Garnett, that stars Robert Taylor, George Murphy, Lloyd Nolan, Thomas Mitchell, Lee Bowman, Desi Arnaz and Robert Walker.
Jan 31, 2021 · Directed by Tay Garnett, it’s one of the few films to look at the brutal Battle of Bataan. It’s a classic last stand movie and incorporates elements from the battle which saw some of its hardest fighting 79 years ago this month.
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May 21, 2021 · If you’re of a certain age, you’ve probably turned on the television late at night and stumbled upon Bataan, a 1943 film about a squad of American soldiers caught up in the doomed defense of the Philippines. It’s unlikely you gave the film much thought.
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The last few minutes of the film escalate the situation into a Last Stand, which is taken up to eleven with Dane left all alone, digging his grave and firing away while surrounded by the Japanese as the credits roll.
The working titles of this film were Back to Bataan, Bataan Patrol and Bataan's Last Stand. The film's opening credits include the following written dedication: "When Japan struck, our desperate need was time-time to marshal our new armies.
