Back to Bataan
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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 Joseph Madden is among the escaping survivors who are ordered by general Douglas McArthur to organize a guerrilla. As he finds many native Filipinos inclined to resist the occupier's vision of returning to the South Asian fold under a pa... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Back to Bataan:

John Wayne
Beulah Bondi
Anthony Quinn
Fely Franquelli
Richard Loo
Philip Ahn

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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 Joseph Madden is among the escaping survivors who are ordered by general Douglas McArthur to organize a guerrilla. As he finds many native Filipinos inclined to resist the occupier's vision of returning to the South Asian fold under a paternalistic empire which doesn't hesitate to 'spank the unruly', but is mainly civilian, unprepared, inept in military matters, Madden appeals to the legendary anti-US freedom fighter Andres Bonifácio's homonymous grandson Captain Andrés Bonifácio, who is luckily rescued from a POW dead march, to inspire the resistance -once his own fighting spirit is rekindled- with him in a still very unsure war, retaliated by bloody, ten to one repression. When the Japanese realize the people side against them, they stage fake independence under imperial prince Ito, but are betrayed. While the tide of war turns against Japan all around the Pacific, the bitter fight intensifies further...

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EmanuelLevy.Com - 9/10 by Emanuel LevyWayne's paternal attitude (a father is reflected in his relationship with a boy from the Philippines, which some critics see as a testament to the American imperialistic and patronizing approach to weaker nations.
Ozus' World Movie Reviews - 8/10 by Dennis SchwartzWeary wartime propaganda film with too much flag-waving.
User Review - 10/10 by Luke Rit's the duke, what more is tere to say..
User Review - 10/10 by Tom HBack to Bataan is an action-packed war film. It is about the U.S. Army's defense of its Philippines colonies and the allied Malay countries. John Wayne and Anthony Quinn give excellent performances. The script is well written. Edward Dmytryk did an excellent job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the drama. Back to Bataan is a must see.
User Review - 10/10 by cody fOutstanding movie John Wayne is my family favorite actor
User Review - 10/10 by Anna NGreat John Wayne Movie... only downfall... Andres Bonifacio wasn't played by a Filipino...
User Review - 10/10 by Private Ui loved this movie as a kid and i still love it
User Review - 8/10 by John SThis is a great war movie that was filmed at theh close of the second world war. John Wayne is great as usual. The director tried to make this movie as accurate as possible, even though the battles for the Phillipines were still being fought as this movie was made. It is based on real people. The only draw back is the romance element, which all war movies had at this time.
User Review - 8/10 by Jenn MAlthough it came across as a big commercial for the American Armed Forces and Navy, I still found it very good. It was apparently as historically accurate as possible which is believable since there were a lot of scenes that were graphc and disturbing for a movie made in the 1940's and I doubt they would have been included unless necessary. Also I was able to get past the John Wayne as a cowboy image which was a big plus
User Review - 8/10 by David BPretty cool action-war flick although there is amount cheapness, religion, and patriotism. However, that doesn't shake Back to Bataan in a negative way because we learn a little bit of what actually happened like the Death March and the liberation of prisoners of war at Cabanatuan through raid. In the film, Japanese forces have invaded the Philipines and are predicted to take over, so John Wayne gathers Filipino guerrillas and uncaptured Americans to battle the Japanese forces.

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