Bataan Rescue (2003)

"The most daring rescue of World War II"Movie
Bataan Rescue
This is the story of a group of 514 prisoners of war from the Bataan Death March and how they were rescued near the end of the war The reason this was so important is that the Japanese high command was ordering the execution of all prisoners when it appeared that the camps were soon to be liberated So in the case of this camp it meant a covert operation well behind enemy lines in order to get to the guys before it was too late The episode consists of many many interviewsincluding several living POWs a Philippino partisan members of the assault team their second in command and some historians
StarringScott Glenn
DirectorPeter Jones

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Production Companies:PBS American Experience WGBH