1942. The Philippines. Enemy forces take control of the island nation.
But as one type of war ends, another begins. Col. Joseph Madden and
others like him organize uncaptured American troops and Philippine
fighters into effective guerrilla-warfare operatives.
With equal parts grit and patriotic zeal, John Wayne portrays Madden in this heroic salute to the
Philippine resistance forces who continned the fight in the years leading to General MacArthur's return.
Among the true-life incidents in the film's morale-boosting narrative is the liberation of prisoners from
Cabanatuan an event underscored by an on-screen roll call of real-life U.S. soldiers freed by that
daring rescue. Seeing these haunted but happy faces was a touching moment for audiences then.
It remains so today.
1942. The Philippines. Enemy forces take control of the island nation.
But as one type of war ends, another begins. Col. Joseph Madden and
others like him organize uncaptured American troops and Philippine
fighters into effective guerrilla-warfare operatives.
With equal parts grit and patriotic zeal, John Wayne portrays Madden in this heroic salute to the
Philippine resistance forces who continned the fight in the years leading to General MacArthur's return.
Among the true-life incidents in the film's morale-boosting narrative is the liberation of prisoners from
Cabanatuan an event underscored by an on-screen roll call of real-life U.S. soldiers freed by that
daring rescue. Seeing these haunted but happy faces was a touching moment for audiences then.
It remains so today.
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