Back to Bataan

John Wayne and Anthony Quinn star in this important story about the Philippine resistance in WWII.Sure, you won't see the excitement of Pear Harbor or the Battle of Midway, but what you will see is a film dedicated to the... Full review

While this film is a tad heavy from time to time with propaganda elements, in many ways this war film stands well above the usual crowd of jingoistic American war films. Now I am NOT being critical saying the films... Full review

The film "Back to Battan" starts and ends with the January 30, 1945 US/Filipino raid on the infamous Cabanatuan Japanese prison camp on Luzon Island as the allied troops rout the Japanese defenders, that number some 2,000 to 5,000 men,... Full review

The only thing that distinguishes "Back to Bataan" from scores of other routine war films is its historical theme, which remains an uncommon and important one. Few young Americans today have even heard of the Filipino and American disaster at... Full review

I agree that this is a terrific movie, and by "History vs. Hollywood" standards rates fairly high. The point of the movie is to characterize the Japanese soldiers as brutal and often sadistic in their treatment of the enemy. In... Full review

War movies can be a tricky recipe to pull off because they've been done so often and fall into clichés sooo easily. This film was saved by bravura and sincerity. It's a good film. What at first may seem like... Full review

This is the story of the suffering of the people of the Phillippines under the Japanese invaders during World War 2. There are several scenes depicting the savagery of the Japanese toward the Filipinos because they had embraced the American... Full review

If you are a john wayne lover, you will love this movie. It's based on actual men who were there.Also, if you love war movies you are sure to love this.... Full review

Back to Bataan (1945) - Director: Edward Dmytryk A classic Hollywood blood and guts, he-man favorite. John Wayne stars as an Army colonel who organizes guerrilla fighters in Japanese occupied Philippines with the aid of Spanish speaking Anthony Quinn. The... Full review

Realistic based movie which effecively encapsulates the brutality of the Japanese during that time in the Philippines.The Philippines had basic commonality with the U.S. in basic philosophies like CHRISTIANITY(Theology) and DEMOCRACY(Politics) and this was the reason why the Japanese miss-calculated... Full review

Unimpressive as a war movie but impressively outrageous as wartime propaganda, Back to Bataan has John Wayne doing his part for the war effort by gunning down Japanese soldiers and spreading freedom through the thick jungles of RKO's Stage 9. Parting Thoughts Back to Bataan is uninspired war action-melodrama, heavy on the patriotism ... Full Review

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