Released:
1943-06-03

Overview:
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.

Director:
Tay Garnett

Runtime:
1h 54min

Genre:
Action, Drama, War

• Cast:
• 
  Robert Taylor
  as
  Sgt. Bill Dane
• 
  George Murphy
  as
  Lt. Steve Bentley
• 
  Thomas Mitchell
  as
  Cpl. Jake Feingold
• 
  Lloyd Nolan
  as
  Cpl. Barney Todd
• 
  Lee Bowman
  as
  Capt. Henry Lassiter