Bataan

Bataan (1943)

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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… More

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Unrated, 1 hr. 54 min.
Directed By
Barry Nelson, Tay Garnett
Genres
Drama, Action & Adventure, Classics
In Theaters
Jun 3, 1943 Wide
On DVD
May 16, 2000
MGM Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

    Since it was basically a tale of defeat, the nervous producers emphasized heroism, but later, under criticism of fabricating the facts with mechanically packed incidents, MGM was forced to acknowledge "some melodramatic flaws and technical mistakes."

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    An exciting flagwaving big box office Alamo-esque suicide mission World War II film.

  • Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan

    MGM and the War Department teamed for this flag waving combat drama that influenced a number of future war movies.

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