American Guerrilla in the Philippines

Nov 8, 1950

1h 45m

★ 5.5

One of the great adventures to come out of the Pacific!

Overview

American soldiers stranded in the Philippines after the Japanese invasion form guerrilla bands to fight back. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2001.

Genres

Drama

War

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

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Cast

Ensign Chuck Palmer

Tyrone Power

Jeanne Martinez

Micheline Presle

Jim Mitchell

Tom Ewell

Lovejoy

Robert Patten

Miguel

Tommy Cook

Juan Martinez

Juan Torena

The Speaker

Jack Elam

Gen. Douglas MacArthur

Robert Barrat

Partisan

Rosa Del Rosario

Japanese General

Vic Diaz

Miguel Anzures

Erlinda Cortes

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