Back to Bataan Flagpole Lynching Scene

A memorable scene from one of my favorite classic World War II film set during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines. Back to Bataan starring John Wayne and Anthony Quinn as Kapitan (Captain) Andres Bonifacio.

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• john wayne
• anthony quinn
• world war II
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• philippine scouts
• filipino guerillas
• japanese invasion
• andres bonifacio
• balintawak
• flagpole lynching
• hanging
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[joebombero1]

I/ve looked for the memorial for this event that is depicted in the film but I think the event is fiction. Nobody around Balintawak seems to know anything about a memorial or a principal that was executed by flagpole during the Japanese occupation. If anyone knows anything about the memorial depicted in this film, please post info- I'll film & upload it. Btw- I found even trike drivers in Gensan speak passable English. I don't think "luft" has traveled much.

[emmthreejonny]

@joebombero1 As far as I know Andres Bonifacio never had a grandson/s of the same name fighting in WWII. He never even had children. His niece died very young. It didn't occur to me this scene was based on a recorded event I always though the execution scene is something of a representation of Japanese treatment towards Filipino civilians. It would be good to know more.

[antikitzel]

propaganda crap.

[emmthreejonny]

@antikitzel - I saw you put the same sentence on another user who posted this movie. Are you a mouthpiece for somebody else. Think for yourself.

[JOHNEY101]

where can i watch the whole movie

[emmthreejonny]

I think someone uploaded it here.

[luftwaffe789456123]

its good to see that we filipinos are good to speak english like farmers during the World War 2 but today we sucks even a 30 yrs, old man can't understand english but only few! and all the kids can say is "what up man" "hey man" all of their word have the word "man"!

[citydweller08]

does anyone know about a movie titled "BATAAN" in the end of this movie, you saw the last american manning a machine gun; sitting not in a fox hole but in his own grave.-then the credits rolled. does any one remember this movie?

[asmera321]

pilipino heart of warrios

[asmera321]

philippines never surender  ( death before surender) die to die for freedon

[raraicom1]

Philippines the Land of BLOOD

[BloodofPatriots]

@JohnSkookum The world remembers the racism and cruelty of the Nazis. When compared to the Japanese, the Germans weren't even close to being as racist and cruel as the Japanese.

[Gotthebarstoolblues]

Not propaganda. Read the eyewitnessess accounts of the Jap occupation of the Philippines. I've known and talked to many of them, the Filipinos are truly our brothers and most trusted allies.

[JohnSkookum]

@antikitzel - The Japanese are nice and tame now after their crushing loss to the American military, but in their day they were the cruelest and most racist people in the world.

[KCSteak]

@antikitzel how so?