Get All The Greatest Big Band & Jazz Music On 10 Different CD's From The Roaring 20's To The Swinging Jazz 30's And To The Post World War II Era... The US Army is conducting a fighting retreat. A high bridge spans a ravine on the Bataan Peninsula. After the army and some civilians cross, a group of eleven hastily assembled soldiers from different units is assigned to blow it up and delay Japanese rebuilding efforts as long as possible. They dig in on a hillside, setting up heavy machine guns in sandbag fortifications. They succeed in blowing up the bridge, but their commander, Captain Henry Lassiter, is killed by a sniper, leaving Dane in charge. One by one, the defenders are killed, while Ramirez succumbs to malaria. Despite this, the outnumbered soldiers doggedly hold their position. Malloy shoots down a Japanese aircraft with his Tommy gun before being killed. Dane and Todd creep up, undetected, on the partially rebuilt bridge and throw Mk 2 hand grenades, blowing it up. There is also tension between Dane and Todd. Dane suspects that Todd is a soldier from his past named Danny Burns who was arrested for killing a man in a dispute, but escaped while Dane was guarding him. Army Air Corps pilot Lieutenant Steve Bentley and his Filipino mechanic, Corporal Juan Katigbak, work frantically to repair a Beechcraft C-43 Traveler aircraft. They succeed, but Katigbak is killed and Bentley is mortally wounded. Dying, he has explosives loaded aboard and crashes the C-43 into the bridge's foundation, destroying it for a third time. The remaining soldiers repel a massive frontal assault, inflicting heavy losses and ultimately fighting hand-to-hand with bayonets fixed on their M1903 Springfield rifles. Epps and Feingold are killed, leaving only Dane, Todd, and a wounded Purckett alive. Purckett is shot, while Todd stabbed through the back by a Japanese soldier who had only feigned being dead. Before he dies, Todd admits to Dane he is Burns. Now alone, Dane stoically digs his own marked grave beside those of his fallen comrades. The Japanese crawl through the ground fog close to his position before opening fire and charging. Dane fires back. When his Tommy gun runs out of ammo, he switches to the larger M1917 Browning machine gun. He fires it directly into the camera as the film's end card states that the sacrifice of the defenders of Bataan helped slow down the Japanese, making possible America's later victories in the Pacific War. Starring ... Robert Taylor, George Murphy, Thomas Mitchell, Robert Walker, Desi Arnaz, Lloyd Nolan Director: Tay Garnett Producer: Irving Starr Released - June 3, 1943 Length - 114 minutes Music Composers: Bronislau Kaper & Eric Zeisl Movie Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer & the United States Office of War Information To search and purchase anything related with the movie listed on this page Bataan ,then simply just click on this link here. Thank you... Click on VHS tape for enlarged view CLICK HERE to buy this VHS tape MOVIE THEME SONGS No Available Songs At This Time! Click on DVD tape for enlarged view CLICK HERE to Purchase DVD Click on DVD tape for enlarged view CLICK HERE to Purchase DVD Click on DVD tape for enlarged view CLICK HERE to Purchase DVD View The Movie Image Library (Movie Stills) - Bataan OR Click Here To View Return to the "World War II" Index Page Get your favorite "MILITARY & WAR" videos in the BLU-RAY, DVD, VHS format or the CD soundtracks which can be purchased through AMAZON.com . Thank you very much... Please Help Support This Site By Purchasing A Couple Of CD's Come Visit The Historic Complete Victory At Sea Online Homepage