TCM GREATEST CLASSIC FILMS COLLECTION: WAR - BATTLEFRONT ASIA (BATAAN / BACK TO BATAAN / THE GREEN BERETS / DESTINATION TOKYO)

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• Genre: Western
• Plot: BATAAN; Robert Taylor and his squad battle alongside Filipino regiments in a last-ditch effort to destroy a strategic bridge before the Japanese capture of the Philippines. George Murphy, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Nolan, Robert Walker and Desi Arnaz costar in this fierce and stirring salute to World War II heroes.; ; BACK TO BATAAN; John Wayne portrays a squad commander in this heroic salute to the Philippine Resistance forces who became effective guerrilla-warfare operatives against the invading Japanese in the years leading to General MacArthur's return. Anthony Quinn costars, Edward Dmytryk (The Young Lions) directs.; ; DESTINATION TOKYO; In the only military-action film he made during World War II, Cary Grant plays the skipper of a submarine making its battle-strewn way from San Francisco to the Aleutians and into the enemy's front yard. Under the taut direction of Delmer Daves (his directorial debut), John Garfield leads a stellar array of costars as boys-next-door gone to war.; ; THE GREEN BERETS; John Wayne stars in and codirects this red-white-and-blue depictioon of America's Vietnam effort, based on Robin Moore's novel about the elite, uniquely trained soldiers of the Special Forces. David Janssen, Jim Hutton and Aldo Ray add starpower to the firepower.
• Runtime: 8:06
• Media Format: Movie