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THE STORY OF A PATROL OF 13 HEROES
During Japan's invasion of the Philippines in 1942, Capt. Henry Lassiter, Sgt. Bill Dane and a diverse group of American soldiers are ordered to destroy and hold a strategic bridge in order to delay the Japanese forces and allow Gen. MacArthur time to secure Bataan. When the Japanese soldiers begin to rebuild the bridge and advance, the group struggles with not only hunger, sickness and gunfire, but also the knowledge that there is likely no relief on the way.Read moreLess
During Japan's invasion of the Philippines in 1942, Capt. Henry Lassiter, Sgt. Bill Dane and a diverse group of American soldiers are ordered to destroy and hold a strategic bridge in order to delay the Japanese forces and allow Gen. MacArthur time to secure Bataan. When the Japanese soldiers begin to rebuild the bridge and advance, the group struggles with not only hunger, sickness and gunfire, but also the knowledge that there is likely no relief on the way.
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During Japan's invasion of the Philippines in 1942, Capt. Henry Lassiter, Sgt. Bill Dane and a diverse group of American soldiers are ordered to destroy and hold a strategic bridge in order to delay the Japanese forces and allow Gen. MacArthur time to secure Bataan. When the Japanese soldiers begin to rebuild the bridge and advance, the group struggles with not only hunger, sickness and gunfire, but also the knowledge that there is likely no relief on the way.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Robert TaylorSgt. Bill Dane
George MurphyLt. Steve Bentley
Thomas MitchellCpl. Jake Feingold
Lloyd NolanCpl. Barney Todd
Lee BowmanCapt. Henry Lassiter
Robert WalkerLeonard Purckett
Desi ArnazFelix Ramirez
Barry NelsonF.X. Matowski
Phillip TerryMatthew Hardy
Alex HavierYankee SalazarExplore the crew
- Director
- Tay Garnett
- Screenplay
- Robert Hardy Andrews
- Writer
- Garrett Fort
- Producer
- Irving Starr
- Writer
- Dudley Nichols
- Editor
- George White
- Original Music Composer
- Bronislau Kaper
- Director of Photography
- Sidney Wagner