Bataan

Although the American soldier may have been a great coconut tree climber, it is nigh on impossible to sit atop a coconut tree.

Many Filipinos to this day fall when attempting this.

Although the American soldier was clearly a great coconut tree climber, it is near to impossible to sit atop a coconut tree.

Many Filipinos to this day fall when attempting this.

A soldier on a stretcher refuses to give up his weapon.

His hands change position between shots.

The position of Dane, Feingold and Matkowski changes when they first report to Lassiter.

The first grave is suspiciously deep and square, within a few minutes of the commencement of digging.

When the sick soldier runs toward the bridge to throw grenades, his position changes between shots.

An army group are thrown together with the aim of preventing the Japanese from crossing a bridge in the Philippines during WW2. Sergeant Robert Taylor heads this small unit and we watch to see how many of his troop of 13 soldiers survive.

The "War Double Feature" DVD copy I saw was of good quality. As indicated elsewhere the choice, scope and portrayal of different ethnic background to characters was way, way ahead of it's time and a remarkable achievement, but not without cost to the studio at the time.

A rip roaring war movie from 1943. 13 soldiers from different sects of the military (one is a navy man, another is a pilot) must hold the line in Bataan (a village in the Philippines) before the Japanese army overwhelms them.

This WWII movie wasn't what i would call spectacular,but it was decent enough as war movies go.it's about as subtle a being hit over the head with a sledge hammer.

Great War film of my youth. Robert Taylor's best film.

I first saw this movie when I was a young teen and remember almost shaking with excitement. It was early in the war and obviously a propaganda film.

What is it with you people i just don't understand.Everyone is saying Robert walker was annoying and its pure bull.

El recuerdo más diáfano que tuvo Tay Garnett durante la I Guerra Mundial en la que combatió fue el de su circuncisión, revelado en su libro autobiográfico "Light your torches and pull up your tights", que significaría algo así como "Encended vuestras antorchas y enderezaos de vuestras borracheras", un título rebuscado que revela su personalidad excéntrica y que sacó de su memoria, de cuando era ayudante de dirección a las órdenes de Wallace Worsley en 1923, en la versión muda de 'El jorobado de Notre-Dame'. Garnett estaba a cargo de la dirección de los extras y se le ocurrió esa exclamación para que le atendieran.

Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Copyright 25 May 1943 by Loew's Inc.