Bataan
Summary:
In 1942, Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer and the United States Office of War Information collaborated on Bataan with the official goal to increase public understanding of World War II. The first war film to take place entirely on the battlefield -- with no scenes of the soldiers on leave, depictions of the home front, or flashbacks to pre-war civilian life -- Bataan prepared its wartime aud... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Robert Taylor - (Sgt. Bill Dane)
George Murphy - (Lt. Steve Bentley)
Thomas Mitchell - (Cpl. Jake Feingold)
Lloyd Nolan - (Cpl. Barney Todd)
Robert Walker - (Leonard Purckett)
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Review:
Bataan is blatantly one-sided. It is racist, blurs the facts, and when watched today, looks as real as a puppet show. Yet, in 1943, this film admirably stood for two very important things: the undeniable heroism of the United States Armed Forces and the advent of the WWII combat film. Before Bataan, Hollywood handled the war through "safe" \... Continue >>
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