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'''Bataan''' is a war drama filmed in 1943 about thirteen men are 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, till only a handful remain for a still-shattering last stand the had the most gruesome hand-to-hand combat in any '40s war movie. | '''Bataan''' is a war drama filmed in 1943 about thirteen men are 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, till only a handful remain for a still-shattering last stand the had the most gruesome hand-to-hand combat in any '40s war movie. | ||
+ | * 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 | ||
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'''The following guns were used in the movie Bataan:''' | '''The following guns were used in the movie Bataan:''' |
Revision as of 05:21, 23 August 2010
Bataan is a war drama filmed in 1943 about thirteen men are 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, till only a handful remain for a still-shattering last stand the had the most gruesome hand-to-hand combat in any '40s war movie.
- Actors: Robert Taylor, George Murphy, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Nolan, Lee Bowman, Desi Arnaz, Robert Walker, Barry Nelson, Tom Dugan
- Director: Tay Garnett
The following guns were used in the movie Bataan:
1903 Springfield Rifle
Browning 1917 Machine Gun
![](/images/thumb/5/54/Bataan2.jpg/400px-Bataan2.jpg)
Crew firing a Browning Model 1917 machine gun at aircraft
Colt 1911 Pistol
Vickers Mark I Machine Gun
![](/images/thumb/1/19/Bataan12.jpg/400px-Bataan12.jpg)
Japanese soldier manning a Vickers Mark I Machine Gun
Colt 1921 Thompson
![](/images/thumb/3/3d/Bataan11.jpg/400px-Bataan11.jpg)
Japanese soldier holding a Colt 1921 Thompson Sub Machine Gun mocked up to look like a Japanese LMG
Gewehr 98 Rifle
![](/images/thumb/4/4c/Bataan10.jpg/400px-Bataan10.jpg)
Japanese soldier holding a Mauser Gewehr 1898 rifle
Colt Detective Special
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Sargent 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.