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95 min · War Film, drama film, war film

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2025-09 to 2026-08

Directors

Edward Dmytryk

Cast

John Wayne, Anthony Quinn, Beulah Bondi, Fely Franquelli, Richard Loo

The story

In 1945 US Army Rangers raid the Cabanatuan Japanese prisoner-of-war camp, rescuing its POWs. The film flashes back to March 1942, and the Bataan peninsula in the Philippines. As U.S.

Catalogue themes and tags

Philippines, World War 2, Black-and-white, Action/Adventure, Drama, War film, Action, Combat Films

Genres

War Film, drama film, war film

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