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Bataan (1943)

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:

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+[[Image:BataanPoster.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''Bataan'' (1943)]]
-''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 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
-* Actors: Robert Taylor, George Murphy, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Nolan, Lee Bowman, Desi Arnaz
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-'''The following guns were used in the movie ''Bataan'':'''
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-==1903 Sprigfield Rifle==
+==1903 Springfield Rifle==
-[[Image:M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Example of 1903 Springfield Rifles used in film]]
+[[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==
-[[Image:M1917A1 2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Example of Browning 1917 machine gun used in film]]
+[[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==
-[[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Example of Colt 1911 pistol used in film]]
+[[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt 1911 Pistol - .45 ACP]]
-[[Image:Bataan3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Robert Taylor as Sargent Bill Dane cleaning a Colt 1911 pistol]]
+[[Image:Bataan3.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Sergeant Bill Dane ([[Robert Taylor]]) cleaning a [[M1911 pistol series|Colt 1911 pistol]]]]
 ==Vickers Mark I Machine Gun==
-[[Image:Bataan5.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Desi Arnaz as Private Felix Ramirez manning a Vickers Mark I machine gun]]
+[[Image:VickersMk1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Vickers Mk1 Machine Gun - .303 British]]
-[[Image:Bataan6.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Robert Walker as Seaman Leonard Purckett firing a Vickers Mark I machine gun]]
+[[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|Robert Taylor as Sargent Bill Dane resting near three Vickers Mark I machine guns]]
+[[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 machine gun]]
+[[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==
-[[Image:M1921Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Example of Colt 1921 Thompson used in film]]
+[[Image:M1921Thompson.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Colt 1921 Thompson - .45 ACP]]
-[[Image:Bataan7.jpg|thumb|none|400px|George Murphy as Lieutenant Steve Bentley firing a Colt 1921 Thompson sub machine gun]]
+[[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|Robert Walker as Seaman Leonard Purckett holding a Colt 1921 Thompson sub machine gun]]
+[[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|Lloyd Nolan as Corporal Barney Todd holdng a Colt 1921 Thompson sub machine gun]]
+[[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|400pxJapanese soldier holding a Colt 1921 Thompson mocked up to look like a Japanese LMGI]]
+[[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 ]]
-==Gew98 Rifle==
+==Gewehr 98 Rifle==
-[[Image:Mauser g98.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Example of Mauser Gew 98 Rifle used in film]]
+[[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 gew 98 rifle]]
+[[Image:Bataan10.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Japanese soldier holding a [[Mauser Gewehr 1898]] rifle]]
 ==Colt Detective Special==
-[[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Example of Colt Detective Special used in the mock up]]
+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 as Sargent Bill Dane firing a mocked up Colt 1911 pistol that uses a Colt Detective Special mounted inside a cast aluminum housing]]
+[[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:War Movie]]
+[[Category:War]]
+[[Category:B&W]]

Bataan: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 12:01, 4 April 2018

1903 Springfield Rifle

Browning 1917 Machine Gun

Colt 1911 Pistol

Vickers Mark I Machine Gun

Colt 1921 Thompson

Gewehr 98 Rifle

Colt Detective Special

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