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Back to Bataan is a 1945 American black-and-white World War II war film drama from RKO Radio Pictures, produced by Robert Fellows, directed by Edward Dmytryk, that stars John Wayne and Anthony Quinn.
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.
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 against the...
Back to Bataan. Released May 31, 1945 1h 37m War List. 86% Tomatometer 42 Reviews 62% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings This World War II film sees American army colonel Joseph Madden (John...
Back to Bataan is a 1945 World War II war film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring John Wayne and Anthony Quinn. It depicts events (some fictionalized and some actual) that took place after the Battle of Bataan (1941–42) on the island of Luzon in the Philippines.
The US Army's defense of its Philippines colony and the allied Malay countries/colonies behind it counted on its island fortress of Corregidor on Luzon -and a few others- but loses it in the 6 May 1942 Japanese combined forces attack.
Colonel Madden and Captain Bonifacio form a partnership aimed at organizing resistance against the Japanese occupation. Their collaboration becomes instrumental in rallying local fighters and civilians to resist the enemy forces, engaging in guerrilla warfare tactics and sabotage operations.
