 Join our Discord!
|
| If you have been locked out of your account you can request a password reset here. |
Difference between revisions of "Bataan"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| (18 intermediate revisions by 7 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | [[Image:BataanPoster.jpg|right|300px | + | [[Image:BataanPoster.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''Bataan'' (1943)]] |
| − | ''Bataan'' | ||
| + | '''''Bataan''''' is a 1943 World War II film about thirteen men chosen to blow up a bridge on the Bataan peninsula and keep the Japanese from rebuilding it. The group is whittled down through misadventure, disease, and skirmishes with the ever-advancing Japanese, until only a handful remain for a still-shattering last stand that contains some of the most gruesome hand-to-hand combat put on film during the 1940's. | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Actors: [[Robert Taylor]], [[George Murphy]], [[Thomas Mitchell]], [[Lloyd Nolan]], [[Lee Bowman]], [[Desi Arnaz]], [[Robert Walker]], [[Barry Nelson]], [[Tom Dugan]] | ||
* Director: Tay Garnett | * Director: Tay Garnett | ||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| − | |||
| + | {{Film Title}} | ||
| + | __TOC__<br clear=all> | ||
| − | ==1903 | + | ==1903 Springfield Rifle== |
| − | [[Image:M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | + | [[Image:M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|1903 Springfield Rifle - .30-06]] |
| − | [[Image:Bataan1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Robert Taylor and Thomas Mitchell holding 1903 Springfield Rifles]] | + | [[Image:Bataan1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|[[Robert Taylor]] and [[Thomas Mitchell]] holding [[M1903 Springfield|1903 Springfield Rifles]]]] |
| + | [[Image:Bataan15.jpg|thumb|none|400px|F.X. Matowski ([[Barry Nelson]]) holding [[M1903 Springfield|1903 Springfield Rifles]]]] | ||
==Browning 1917 Machine Gun== | ==Browning 1917 Machine Gun== | ||
| − | [[Image:M1917A1 2.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | + | [[Image:M1917A1 2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Browning 1917 Machine Gun - .30-06]] |
| − | [[Image:Bataan2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Crew firing Browning 1917 machine gun at aircraft]] | + | [[Image:Bataan2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Crew firing a [[Browning M1917|Browning Model 1917]] machine gun at aircraft]] |
==Colt 1911 Pistol== | ==Colt 1911 Pistol== | ||
| − | [[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | + | [[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt 1911 Pistol - .45 ACP]] |
| − | [[Image:Bataan3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Robert Taylor | + | [[Image:Bataan3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sergeant Bill Dane ([[Robert Taylor]]) cleaning a [[M1911 pistol series|Colt 1911 pistol]]]] |
==Vickers Mark I Machine Gun== | ==Vickers Mark I Machine Gun== | ||
| − | [[Image:Bataan5.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | + | [[Image:VickersMk1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun - .303 British]] |
| − | [[Image:Bataan6.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Robert Walker | + | [[Image:Bataan5.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Private Felix Ramirez ([[Desi Arnaz]]) manning a [[Vickers|Vickers Mark I Machine Gun]]]] |
| − | [[Image:Bataan14.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | + | [[Image:Bataan6.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Seaman Leonard Purckett ([[Robert Walker]]) firing a [[Vickers|Vickers Mark I Machine Gun]]]] |
| − | [[Image:Bataan12.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Japanese soldier manning a Vickers Mark I | + | [[Image:Bataan16.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Seaman Leonard Purckett ([[Robert Walker]]) manning a [[Vickers|Vickers Mark I Machine Gun]]]] |
| + | [[Image:Bataan17.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Corporal Jake Feingold ([[Thomas Mitchell]]) manning a [[Vickers|Vickers Mark I Machine Gun]]]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Bataan18.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Wesley Epps ([[Kenneth Spencer]]) manning a [[Vickers|Vickers Mark I Machine Gun]]]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Bataan14.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sargent Bill Dane ([[Robert Taylor]]) resting near three [[Vickers|Vickers Mark I Machine Gun]]s]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Bataan12.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Japanese soldier manning a [[Vickers|Vickers Mark I Machine Gun]]]] | ||
==Colt 1921 Thompson== | ==Colt 1921 Thompson== | ||
| − | [[Image:M1921Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | + | [[Image:M1921Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt 1921 Thompson - .45 ACP]] |
| − | [[Image:Bataan7.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | + | [[Image:Bataan7.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lieutenant Steve Bentley ([[George Murphy]]) firing a [[Thompson Submachine Gun|Colt 1921 Thompson Sub Machine Gun]]]] |
| − | [[Image:Bataan8.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | + | [[Image:Bataan8.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Seaman Leonard Purckett ([[Robert Walker]]) holding a [[Thompson Submachine Gun|Colt 1921 Thompson Sub Machine Gun]]]] |
| − | [[Image:Bataan9.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | + | [[Image:Bataan9.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Corporal Barney Todd ([[Lloyd Nolan]]) holding a [[Thompson Submachine Gun|Colt 1921 Thompson Sub Machine Gun]]]] |
| − | [[Image:Bataan11.jpg|thumb|none| | + | [[Image:Bataan19.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sam Malloy ([[Tom Dugan]]) holding a [[Thompson Submachine Gun|Colt 1921 Thompson Sub Machine Gun]]]] |
| + | [[Image:Bataan11.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Japanese soldier holding a [[Thompson Submachine Gun|Colt 1921 Thompson Sub Machine Gun]] mocked up to look like a Japanese LMG ]] | ||
| − | == | + | ==Gewehr 98 Rifle== |
| − | [[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | + | [[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Mauser Gewehr 1898 Rifle - 7.92 x 57mm]] |
| − | [[Image:Bataan10.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Japanese soldier holding a | + | [[Image:Bataan10.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Japanese soldier holding a [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] rifle]] |
==Colt Detective Special== | ==Colt Detective Special== | ||
| − | [[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none|400px| | + | Sergeant Bill Dane ([[Robert Taylor]]) firing a mocked up Colt 1911 pistol that uses a [[Colt Detective Special]] mounted inside a cast aluminum housing. |
| − | [[Image:Bataan13.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Robert Taylor | + | [[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt Detective Special - .38 Special]] |
| + | [[Image:Bataan13.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sergeant Bill Dane ([[Robert Taylor]]) firing a mocked up Colt 1911 pistol that uses a [[Colt Detective Special]] mounted inside a cast aluminum housing. Notice the prop gun's power tube running down his arm.]] | ||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
| − | [[Category:War | + | [[Category:War]] |
| + | [[Category:B&W]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:01, 4 April 2018
Bataan is a 1943 World War II film about thirteen men chosen to blow up a bridge on the Bataan peninsula and keep the Japanese from rebuilding it. The group is whittled down through misadventure, disease, and skirmishes with the ever-advancing Japanese, until only a handful remain for a still-shattering last stand that contains some of the most gruesome hand-to-hand combat put on film during the 1940's.
- Actors: Robert Taylor, George Murphy, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Nolan, Lee Bowman, Desi Arnaz, Robert Walker, Barry Nelson, Tom Dugan
- Director: Tay Garnett
The following weapons were used in the film Bataan:
1903 Springfield Rifle
Browning 1917 Machine Gun
Crew firing a Browning Model 1917 machine gun at aircraft
Colt 1911 Pistol
Vickers Mark I Machine Gun
Japanese soldier manning a Vickers Mark I Machine Gun
Colt 1921 Thompson
Japanese soldier holding a Colt 1921 Thompson Sub Machine Gun mocked up to look like a Japanese LMG
Gewehr 98 Rifle
Japanese soldier holding a Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifle
Colt Detective Special
Sergeant Bill Dane (Robert Taylor) firing a mocked up Colt 1911 pistol that uses a Colt Detective Special mounted inside a cast aluminum housing.
Sergeant Bill Dane (Robert Taylor) firing a mocked up Colt 1911 pistol that uses a Colt Detective Special mounted inside a cast aluminum housing. Notice the prop gun's power tube running down his arm.