Back to Bataan
Starring:
John Wayne
Director:
Edward Dmytryk
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Item Number: LM 7912D
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DVD Features:
- Keep Case
- Full Frame - 1.33
- Full Frame - 1.37
- Audio:
Dolby Digital 1.0 - English
Subtitles - English, French, Spanish
Product Description:
In BACK TO BATAAN, John Wayne plays Colonel Joe Madden, a rough tough officer serving under General MacArthur during the Second World War. When American forces are forced to pull out of Bataan, Madden volunteers to stay behind and organize the Filipino residents into a top flight guerilla force that will keep the Japanese on edge until MacArthur's promised return. There's some romance amid the suspense and sweaty action as an attractive Manila resistance liason (Fely Franquelli) falls for Wayne's second-in-command, Captain Andres Bonifacio (Anthony Quinn), an earnest fighter trying to live up to his folk hero father's reputation. Madden, however, is to busy for women, preferring to spend his time communicating by radio to his valiant men as they count the boats and plant the mines.
The Duke is nicely understated in this atypical role, a nice counterbalance to costar Quinn's typically impassioned performance. War film buffs should enjoy the film's appealing blend of action, nail-biting suspense, and jingoistic patriotism. Director Edward Dmytryk would later go on to direct THE CAINE MUTINY and THE YOUNG LIONS.
Plot Synopsis:
Forging the path for General MacArthur's promised return, American soldiers and Filipino guerrillas, under the leadership of Colonel Joe Madden (John Wayne), bravely band together to fight the violent Japanese occupation of the Philippines.
Plot Keywords:
Action |
Big Battles |
World War II
Production Notes:
- Although he starred in more than 65 films, actor Lawrence Tierney is perhaps best known for his role as crime boss Joe Cabot in Quentin Tarantino's RESERVOIR DOGS.
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DVD Details:
- Format: DVD
- Genre: War
- Label: Turner Home Ent
- Originally Released in: 1944
- Rated: Not Rated
- Run Time: 1 hours, 35 minutes
- Video: Black & White
- Region: Region 1 encoding; USA & Canada.
- Release Date: May 22, 2007
- OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 1,281
- Item Number: LM 7912D
- UPC: 053939791228
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