Bataan 1943 Genres: Tragedy, Drama, History, War Country: United States Director: Tay Garnett Tay Garnett 13 June 1894, Los Angeles, California, USA Duration: 114 Min Year: 1943 Actors: Robert Taylor, George Murphy, Lloyd Nolan, Thomas Mitchell, Lee Bowman, Robert Walker, Desi Arnaz, Barry Nelson, Phillip Terry, Roque Espiritu, Kenneth Spencer, Alex Havier, Tom Dugan, Donald Curtis, Ernie Alexander, Luke Chan, Wing Foo, Bud Geary Storyline: In 1942, in the Bataan peninsula of the Philippines, a ragtag American unit commanded by Sergeant Bill Dane attempts to blow-up a bridge in order to slow the Japanese advance.