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Bataan

Summary: In 1942, in the Bataan peninsula of the Philippines, a ragtag American unit commanded by Sergeant Bill Dane attempts to blow-up a bridge in order to slow the Japanese advance.

Release Date: April 15, 1944

Genres: Action, Drama, War

Director: Tay Garnett

Writers: Robert Hardy Andrews

, Dudley Nichols

Runtime: 1 h 54 min

MPAA: 14A

Production: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Distributor: MGM Home Entertainment, Warner Home Video

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 958,000

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