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A U.S. Army colonel leads local fighters in a guerrilla campaign against the Japanese in the Philippines.
Back to Bataan (1945) is a war and drama film directed by Edward Dmytryk, released on May 30, 1945 with a runtime of 1h 35m. It stars John Wayne, Beulah Bondi, Anthony Quinn and Fely Franquelli. Viewers rate it 6.1 out of 10 across 71 ratings.
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Official trailers, teasers, clips and featurettes for Back to Bataan.
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John Wayne
as Colonel Joseph Madden
Beulah Bondi
as Bertha Barnes
Anthony Quinn
as Captain Andres Bonifacio
Fely Franquelli
as Dalisay Delgado
Richard Loo
as Maj. Hasko
Philip Ahn
as Col. Coroki
Alex Havier
as Sgt. Bernessa
'Ducky' Louie
as Maximo Cuenca
Lawrence Tierney
as Lt. Cmdr. Waite
Leonard Strong
as Gen. Homma
Paul Fix
as Bindle Jackson
Abner Biberman
as Japanese Captain
Directed by Edward Dmytryk, written by Æneas MacKenzie, Ben Barzman and Richard H. Landau, produced by Robert Fellows.
Average viewer score of 6.1/10 from 71 ratings.
I send out 100 men, they find nothing. I send out ten men, they don't come back. Is it churlish to complain about overt flag waving in war movies? Or to decry propaganda prose in the same? Back to Bataan is guilty as charged, yet such is the composition of Edward Dmytryk's film, and its focus on a part of the war we rarely have seen on film, it matters not. We are in 1942, and after the fall of the Philippines to…
Reviewed on January 6, 2016
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Back to Bataan (1945) is available to stream on YouTube TV, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Back to Bataan (1945) includes John Wayne, Beulah Bondi, Anthony Quinn, Fely Franquelli and Richard Loo. The film was directed by Edward Dmytryk. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Back to Bataan was released on May 30, 1945 and runs for 1h 35m.
Back to Bataan (1945) holds an average rating of 6.1 out of 10 from 71 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy war and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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