Battle at Bloody Beach (1961)

Directed by

Herbert Coleman

Genre

war film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 19m

Rated

NR

Rating

4.9 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An American civilian fights alongside Filipino guerrillas against Japanese forces in the Philippines during World War II. He searches for his missing wife while helping the resistance.

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What happens

Battle at Bloody Beach, (aka Battle on the Beach in the UK and Australia), is a 1961 American CinemaScope drama war film directed by Herbert Coleman and starring Audie Murphy who had previously worked together in Posse from Hell. The film also features Gary Crosby and introduces Alejandro Rey. Battle at Bloody Beach is only the second Audie Murphy movie set in World War II, after his autobiographical To Hell and Back. The film was shot on Santa Catalina Island by Robert Lippert's Associated Producers Incorporated and was released by 20th Century Fox. The film was produced and co-written by Richard Maibaum along with frequent Audie Murphy collaborator Willard W. Willingham. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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