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This World War II film sees American army colonel Joseph Madden (John Wayne) stationed in the Philippines to organize an underground resistance movement against the Japanese invaders.
10 January 1911, Manila, Philippines
15 March 1919, Brooklyn, New York, USA
22 January 1908, China
3 May 1889, Chicago, Illinois, USA
13 March 1901, Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA
1 October 1903, Maui, Hawaii, USA
1 June 1920, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
21 April 1915, Chihuahua, Mexico
29 March 1905, Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, USA
26 December 1889, Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]
15 March 1886, Mogilev, Russian Empire [now Belarus]
October 25, 2004
Action packed, jingoistic Wayne at war vehicle.
August 10, 2005
Weary wartime propaganda film with too much flag-waving.
January 12, 2007
Wayne's paternal attitude (a father is reflected in his relationship with a boy from the Philippines, which some critics see as a testament to the American imperialistic and patronizing approach to weaker nations.
