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| John Wayne | ... | Col. Joseph Madden | |
| Anthony Quinn | ... | Capt. Andrés Bonifácio | |
| Beulah Bondi | ... | Bertha Barnes | |
| Fely Franquelli | ... | Dolici Dalgado | |
| Richard Loo | ... | Maj. Hasko | |
| Philip Ahn | ... | Col. Coroki | |
| Alex Havier | ... | Sgt. Bernessa (as J. Alex Havier) | |
| 'Ducky' Louie | ... | Maximo Cuenca | |
| Lawrence Tierney | ... | Lt. Cmdr. Waite | |
| Leonard Strong | ... | Gen. Homma | |
| Paul Fix | ... | Bindle Jackson | |
| Abner Biberman | ... | Japanese Captain | |
| Vladimir Sokoloff | ... | Señor Buenaventura J. Bello | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Erville Alderson | ... | (uncredited) | |
| W.T. Chang | ... | Leader (uncredited) | |
| Robert Clarke | ... | Soldier (uncredited) | |
| Benson Fong | ... | Officer making broadcast (uncredited) | |
| Harold Fong | ... | Prince Ito (uncredited) | |
| Edmund Glover | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Kenneth MacDonald | ... | Maj. McKinley (uncredited) | |
| Michael Mark | ... | Chief of Police (uncredited) | |
| John Miljan | ... | Gen. Jonathan Wainwright ('Skinny') (uncredited) | |
| Ray Teal | ... | Lt. Col. Roberts (uncredited) | |
| Bill Williams | ... | (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Edward Dmytryk | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Ben Barzman | (screenplay) and | |
| Richard H. Landau | (screenplay) | |
| Æneas MacKenzie | (original story) (as Aeneas Mac Kenzie) and | |
| William Gordon | (original story) | |
Produced by | |||
| Robert Fellows | .... | executive producer | |
| Theron Warth | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Roy Webb | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Nicholas Musuraca | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Marston Fay | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Ralph Berger | |||
| Albert S. D'Agostino | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Charles Nields | |||
| Darrell Silvera | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Renié | (gowns) | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Ruby Rosenberg | .... | assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| James G. Stewart | .... | rerecording | |
| Earl A. Wolcott | .... | recordist | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Vernon L. Walker | .... | special effects | |
Music Department | |||
| C. Bakaleinikoff | .... | musical director | |
| Max Steiner | .... | composer: stock music (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Colonel George S. Clarke | .... | technical advisor (as Colonel George S. Clarke U.S.A.) | |
| Sid Davis | .... | stand-in: John Wayne (uncredited) | |
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I agree that this is a terrific movie, and by "History vs. Hollywood" standards rates fairly high. The point of the movie is to characterize the Japanese soldiers as brutal and often sadistic in their treatment of the enemy. In the history of modern warfare, the Japanese in WWII were by far the most inhumane. There is nothing in this movie that is unfair in the portrayal of Japanese treatment of Filipinos. Later, American and other Allied POW's were subjected to even worse horrors. The film also correctly characterizes the Filipinos as tough, hard fighters, and unfortunate victims of a superior Imperialist (militarist) society, which was run by the Japanese Army, and victimized with extreme prejudice. I will disagree with one contributor to this forum who offers that the brutal treatment of Filipinos was one of the reasons for entering the war. Not so. The reason for entering the war was the gradual aggressive military movements of Japan spanning the previous 20 years, culminating in the invasion of China followed by the attack on Pearl Harbor.