Original subtitles

[ominous music playing]

[airplane engine revving]

[Prince] In 1941,

the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.

- The U.S. fleet was crippled. - [explosions]

[Prince] Ten hours later, across the Pacific,

they attacked the Philippines

clearing the way for an overwhelming invasion of the islands.

[reporter] Japan has undertaken a surprise offensive...

[Prince] U.S. forces, including 10,000 Americans

and 60,000 Filipinos

pulled back to the Bataan peninsula.

- [gunshots] - [Prince] Without a navy to rescue them,

and with their backs to the sea,

they were trapped.

Despite promises to the contrary,

President Roosevelt and his military high command

decide to focus first on Europe and on stopping Hitler.

[tank engine revving]

[Prince] This strategy effectively seals the fate of the Philippines

and the men trapped on Bataan.

[boat engine revving]

[Prince] Under orders, and against his wishes,

General MacArthur escapes to Australia, vowing to return.

After four months of fighting without supplies,

starving American and Filipino troops

surrender to the Japanese Imperial Army.

It is the largest single defeat

in the history of the American military.

- Huzzah! - [all cheer]

[Prince] Unequipped to house or feed 70,000 prisoners of war,

the Japanese take the weakened soldiers on a brutal 60-mile forced march.

Men who fall out of line are bayoneted or shot.

Fifteen thousand perished in what would become known

as the Bataan Death March.

The surviving POWs are herded into various camps.

At O'Donnell, Cabanatuan and Palawan.

The Japanese guards who view surrender as a disgrace...

- [keyboard keys clacking] - ...treat them viciously.

Thousands die from disease, starvation and abuse.

- [boat engine revving] - [Prince] By 1944, however,

the tide of battle changes.

With each new victory, American forces advance on Japan.

[yelling]

[Prince] And with each new defeat,

the Japanese army becomes more desperate.

Fueled by years of propaganda,

they believe that the Americans will show no mercy.

- [explosion] - [speaking Japanese]

[Prince] The government in Tokyo encourages these fears,

convincing its people that they must prepare

- to defend their country to the death. - [indistinct shouting]

[crowd exclaiming]

[Prince] On August 1, 1944...

the Tokyo War Ministry releases a memo

dictating the Japanese army's policy toward prisoners of war.

It reads...

"It is the aim not to allow the escape of a single one...

to annihilate them all

and not leave any traces."

[soldier speaking Japanese]

[soldiers speaking Japanese]

[prisoner 1] Why are they putting us in air raid shelters?

[prisoner 2] I don't know.

[indistinct clamoring]

- [soldiers speaking Japanese] - [prisoner 3 groans]

[soldiers speaking Japanese]

[speaking Japanese]

[soldiers speaking Japanese]

What're they doing?

[screams]

[indistinct chatter]

[prisoners screaming]

[prisoners screaming]

[prisoners screaming]

- [gunshots] - [prisoners screaming]

[screams, groans]

[gunshots]

- [gunfire] - [explosions]

- [dramatic music playing] - [indistinct chatter]

[airplane engine revving]

[indistinct chatter]

[Prince] The landing at Lingayen Gulf

was the largest naval operation ever undertaken in the Pacific.

Over a quarter-million troops came ashore

ready for the final push into the Philippines.

I was a Stanford graduate who had entered the service through the ROTC.

I wasn't interested in being a career soldier.

I just wanted to do my part and go home to my wife.

I was a captain with the 6th Ranger Battalion.

My commanding officer was Lieutenant Colonel Henry Mucci.

[song playing]

- You still in this hand, Lieutenant? - Thinking about it, Colonel.

Well, if you're thinking about it, you already lost.

You want me to take my hat off so you can get a better look?

No, Colonel, I don't want you to...

[Prince] A West Point graduate,

Mucci was one of the most driven men I'd ever met.

He took on what seemed to many like a hopeless task.

- [slaps card] - [Prince] The job of turning

a group of raw, untested recruits

- into a new unit of elite soldiers. - [indistinct chatter]

[Prince] Originally assigned to handle livestock,

they were mostly farm hands from small towns and rural areas

- with little or no combat experience. - [sighs]

[Prince] First Sergeant.

Overlays are ready. Have you seen Colonel Mucci?

Yes, sir. He's in the Waldorf playing poker.

Wouldn't interrupt him right now. I think he's losing.

Got it.

- Oh, for crying out loud. - [soldiers laugh]

Lieutenant Foley, get me a new deck of cards. This one's unlucky.

Every time you stick that pipe in your mouth, Colonel,

- I just know you're in trouble. - Just you wait, you smart son of a bitch.

- Colonel, overlays. - [horse neighing]

Any idea who that is?

- [Prince] No, sir. - [Mucci] Corporal of the guard.

- Yes, sir. - Hello, Terry. Find out who the cowboy is.

Sir.

[Prince] We'd spent months training and had seen very little action.

As far as the Army was concerned we were nothing more

- than the colonel's personal experiment. - [car engine revving]

[Prince] Mucci was determined to prove them wrong.

[telegram beeping]

- General. - Henry.

You know Colonel White. And this is Major Lapham.

Major, this is Lieutenant Colonel Henry Mucci,

CO, 6th Ranger Battalion.

Henry, Major Lapham is a stay behind from the Bataan campaign.

He runs guerilla units here in north Central Luzon.

As you know, the Philippine guerillas have been the primary source of intel

- for General MacArthur since the fall. - It's an honor, Major.

Thank you.

Major Lapham, tell Colonel Mucci what you've told us.

Five miles east of Cabanatuan City here

there's a Japanese POW camp holding about 500 survivors

of the death march. As we advance on this area,

I believe the Japanese will murder these prisoners rather than release them.

[Horton] Unfortunately, Major Lapham is probably right.

There was an incident at a camp on Palawan.

A hundred and fifty American POWs were herded

into air raid shelters and burnt alive on the news that MacArthur invaded.

Our axis of advance is headed right for that camp.

Unless we run into something unexpected,

we're gonna be in Cabanatuan at the end of the week,

and that may be too late. Horton, what's G2 got to say about this.

Because of our rapid advances, the Jap troop movements

have become increasingly fluid.

Retreating at night, hiding during the day to avoid our aircraft.

What that means is we can't be sure where the enemy is.

They're only 30 miles from our front lines.

There's over 30,000 Japanese troops in that area alone, Colonel.

[Kreuger] Henry, you develop a plan to get to the G3

- by the morning. - Sir.

[Kreuger] I'll make my decision then.

[Mucci] Now, General Kreuger, hasn't made up his mind yet

so I need you to come up

- with a hell of a plan. - [indistinct chatter]

The Alamo Scouts are briefing us in five. After that, you've got till the morning.

- [airplane engine revving] - Yes, sir.

Sir, when you said you were going to that company

- that's on this mission... - Don't worry, Captain.

You'll be leading the raid, not me.

[Prince] How many guards in the compound?

- [soldier 1] Could be as many as 200. - [Prince] Any tanks?

This building with the metal roof looks like its protecting something.

[sighs] Are these the best photographs we have?

They'll have everything you need when we hook up with them at Balanceren.

[indistinct chatter]

Well, sir, it's hard for me to determine the number of men we'll need

- without more specific intel. - [Mucci] Well, unfortunately,

we don't have that luxury, Bob. I selected you for your flexibility.

Now, you've got a 24-hour jump on us, Lieutenant.

Does that give you enough time to get Captain Prince all the dope he needs?

[Able] We'll be ready to report to you at 0800 hours

in the morning on the 29th, sir.

- [Mucci] Get it done. - [Able] Yes, sir.

- [soldier 1] Yes, sir. - [soldier 2] Yes, sir.

Sir, the tough nut is the final approach.

No cover for over 800 yards.

It's as flat as a pancake.

[dramatic music playing]

[earth scraping]

[dog snarling]

Hey. Hey!

[barks]

[prisoner 1 pants] How far do you think Hewitt's got by now?

[prisoner 2] What difference does it make?

Japs are gonna catch him sooner or later.

[indistinct Japanese chatter]

[soldier shouting in Japanese]

[pants] You couldn't have got me something easier to chew.

A mango, banana.

Duke's found graveyard rats,

but I thought... I thought that'd be overindulging.

[soldier speaking Japanese]

Is it your gums or your teeth hurting?

[groans] It starts at the gums,

works its way around the back of my head, then ends up in my neck somewhere.

- Don't worry. It's not malaria. - [footsteps approaching]

- Sir. - Take a kneel, Lieutenant.

We've just translated a telegram to Colonel Mori.

MacArthur's conquered the southern islands.

He's landed here on Luzon.

[Redding] Good old Dugout Doug.

He can take in the sun for a few days

then head on back to Australia like he did the first time.

[Cohen] The information's good, Major.

I'm in that office every day.

We don't know how close MacArthur is or when he will reach Cabanatuan.

Tell the men the best thing to do is sit tight

and stay calm till we find out more.

- Yes, sir. - [indistinct chatter]

- [Gibson] Make sure McMahon gets that. - Yes, sir.

[Japanese soldier] Come on, get up!

- [Japanese soldier] Come on, get up! - [soldier 2 speaking Japanese]

They caught Hewitt.

Who's watching them?

Poor dumb bastard couldn't even wait till it got dark.

[soldiers speaking Japanese]

- [Japanese soldier grunting] - [Hewitt pants]

[speaking Japanese]

- [Japanese soldier grunts] - [Hewitt yelps]

- [Japanese soldier grunting] - [Hewitt yelping]

[speaking Japanese]

- [Japanese soldier grunting] - [Hewitt yelping]

[soldier speaking Japanese]

[soldier speaking Japanese]

- [car engine revving] - [indistinct chatter]

[Gibson whispering] Ready? It's time.

[speaking Japanese]

Hmm.

Cohen, watch his back.

- How much? - Five.

- [Cohen] Five of these. - You should not have come.

- Neither should you. - [Mina] We had no choice.

- People are too afraid to help us. - [Cohen] Thanks.

- How's Margaret? - She's fine.

[soldier speaking Japanese]

- [soldier speaking Japanese] - [man groans]

- [man groaning] - The guards are getting harder to bribe.

[soldier speaking Japanese]

[Gibson] What we really need is more medicine.

Carlos and my father were questioned by the Japanese last week.

They are watching us.

Then tell Margaret not to take any more risks.

Margaret? You think she'll listen?

- [soldier 2 speaking Japanese] - [soldier speaking Japanese]

Is there anything else you want me to tell her?

[soldiers speaking Japanese]

Just to take care.

There's some quinine in the peanuts.

Take some yourself, huh?

You don't look well.

- [Cohen] Who's Margaret? - Why?

He was just asking about her.

She's an American nurse who was married to his commanding officer.

[pants]

He died of malaria about a year ago in one of the other camps.

[Cohen grunts]

- [Cohen] Is the major involved with her? - [Redding] What makes you say that?

[Cohen] Nothing. [grunts]

Just sounded concerned.

Well, he wasn't involved with her, but he should have been.

Her husband didn't give a damn about her,

and Gibby couldn't give a damn about anyone else but her.

- Then why didn't he do something about it? - He's a gentleman.

He'd never fool around with another man's wife.

I, on the other hand, might.

[Cohen] Where is she now?

[Redding grunting] She's still in Manila working with the underground.

Who do you think smuggles all the medicine into the camp?

[indistinct chatter]

[Rudi] We heard rumors the underground is being run by a woman.

- We had no idea she was a foreigner. - [bottle clinking]

[speaking Filipino] This is not enough.

[bottle clinking]

- We agreed on 300. - [chuckles]

Miss, there's very little quinine left in Manila.

This is worth at least 500.

How else will your POWs survive?

Huh?

[Margaret exhales]

I'll go get the money.

Let's get out of here. It's a setup.

- [gate screeching] - [Margaret] Get in the truck.

What about the medicine?

- [man shouting in Filipino] - [Cora speaking Filipino]

[Margaret] Cora, get in!

- [Cora grunts] - [grunts]

- [speaking Filipino] - [truck engine revving]

- [gunshots] - [Cora whimpers]

[gunshots]

[grunts]

- [Japanese soldier whistling] - [tires screeching]

[gunshots]

Come on.

[shouting in Japanese]

- [Japanese soldier whistling] - [indistinct chatter]

- [airplane engine revving] - Company! Atten-hut!

At ease.

I'm here to tell you men the latrine rumors are true.

We finally got a mission worthy of rangers.

We're going to push right through our front lines

and into the Jap's backyard and rescue 500 American prisoners of war.

It's going to be a rough son of a bitch.

A textbook-style raid that can only succeed

through speed, surprise and overwhelming firepower.

That's why you've been chosen.

Before you start congratulating yourselves,

remember that you haven't achieved a damn thing yet.

You're the best trained, least proven battalion

in this whole army.

This is your one chance to do something about it.

And I mean one chance.

How you acquit yourselves over the next 48 hours

will determine how you are judged for the rest of your lives.

Men worthy of serving in this army

or an embarrassment that history and time will eventually forget.

It's up to you.

Now, I happen to think it's the former.

That's why I'm accompanying you on this raid.

There's not another group of men in this or any other army

I'd sooner trust my life with.

You're the finest, best-prepared soldiers

this country's ever sent to war, and I expect you to prove it.

- Is that clear? - [soldiers] Yes, sir!

- [Mucci] Are you sure? - [soldiers] Yes, sir!

Carry on.

Company, atten-hut!

General liked your plan.

Platoon leaders, take charge of your platoons!

[Aliteri] I can't believe the colonel said don't wear no insignia.

I mean, he's got that pencil moustache,

even the nips are gonna know he's an officer.

- Just shut up. - No. I mean, I can't wear my helmet?

I mean, come on, I use it to cook, to clean, to wash.

The, uh, the helmets, they make too much noise out in the field.

- [indistinct chatter] - I'm sorry, I didn't hear that, Aldridge.

- You? - I heard him.

Aldridge.

You're the best shot in the company. Ever fire one of these?

No. No, sir. I like my M1.

Choose yourself a loader.

Lucas.

- [Top] Sure about that? - Yeah.

- [Aldrige grunts] - [grunts]

[Top] Rookies.

[car engine revving]

Captain, you got a minute for me?

Sure, Top.

I was, uh, going over the personnel roster, and I ain't on it.

Well, Colonel Mucci said he preferred

unmarried men on this trip, so I had to take you off.

Well, with respect, sir, you're married.

And I imagine that your wife would miss you

a hell of a lot more than mine would miss me.

I'm the one planning this raid, Top.

Don't make me go against my instructions.

No, I'm not, sir. I'm asking you to be a smart company commander.

Now, we got some rangers out there that ain't heard

the first round go down range in combat yet.

You need me on this mission.

Just like you need something on that jungle rot.

Top, when I was in ROTC,

I was four weeks away from being shipped to Bataan.

I was held back by an impacted wisdom tooth.

Guys I knew ended up in those camps.

I think I can live with the feet.

Well, that may be, but you're gonna find it a lot harder

- to live without me. - [laughs]

All right, I'll talk to the colonel.

- Anything else, First Sergeant? - No, sir.

Thank you. Good night, sir.

- [dramatic music playing] - [indistinct chatter]

[Prince] We left 6th Army Headquarters with very little information.

The only advantage we had was the element of surprise.

We faced a two-day walk through open terrain

patrolled by the enemy.

All it would take is a single Japanese scout to spot us

and our mission would be over.

- Let's go! Riley, load them up! - [Riley] Yes, sir.

[indistinct chatter]

[Mucci] Pack them up!

- Let's move! - [soldier] Moving out!

[Prince] We all knew the idealistic notion of rescuing the POWs

far outweighed its strategic value.

We didn't spend much time thinking about it.

As far as we were concerned, we were going to rescue them

or die trying.

- [indistinct chatter] - [Cohen] They're gonna just leave us here?

[Redding] I have no idea what they're doing.

[Gibson] Get this quinine to the doctors.

You know the drill. Worst cases first.

- [soldier speaking Japanese] - [truck engine revving]

[Redding] They must be retreating. Even the brass is leaving.

[Duke] Hey, Major, Mori's leaving, too.

[Redding clapping] Looks like you were right, kid.

General MacArthur's got them on the run.

[Gibson] They're not on the run.

They've got orders to fight to the last man.

- It's a trap. - Goddamn elaborate one.

We walk out those gates, it'll give them the perfect excuse to kill us.

Since when did they need an excuse?

I don't know about you, but I'm getting out of here

- before they change their minds. - How far do you think you'll get, Captain?

Even if the Japs are retreating, the jungle's gonna be crawling with them.

What's wrong with that? We're still soldiers, ain't we?

[Cohen] Hey, Major's right, Red.

I mean, where are we gonna go when most of us can't walk?

[Redding] I don't recall inviting you, kid.

[Gibson] What happens to the ones we leave behind?

[Redding] I never said we'd all make it, but at least some of us might.

[Cohen] But if we sit tight, all of us will make it.

[stammers] Our troops can't be far now.

Looks like you've got yourself a disciple, Gibby.

[Gibson] It might do you some good to listen to him.

[chain clattering]

They're out there, Red. [pants] Don't make it any easier for them.

- [clatters] - [Redding grunts]

Don't worry, I won't escape without your permission.

[Redding pants]

[Redding panting]

[Redding] Get the padre, Duke.

[soldier] Poor son of a bitch still believed in God.

Well, if we can't escape, we might as well eat.

- [Redding pants] - [indistinct chatter]

[crockery clinks]

Where do you think Mori sits?

I'll take a shit on his plate!

Damn it!

- [lock clicking] - Where'd you learn to do that?

I wasn't always a saint.

[Redding gasps]

[indistinct chatter]

- What's the matter? - These food portions were meant for us.

Bastards were starving us deliberately.

Make sure you get some of this back to the men in the hospital ward.

[can clatters]

- [Redding gasps] - Easy, Red, your stomach ain't used to it.

More like, uh, feels like I'm sucking on Rita Hayworth's tits.

- [chuckles] - [chuckles] I was thinking more Mae West.

[Mucci] What is it, Top?

[Top] Japs.

Only left a few hours ago.

Must have been hiding from our planes.

[Prince] There's no telling where they are now, sir.

We might wanna take a look around before we go on.

They're retreating, Captain, that's all we need to know.

- Let's move. - [soldier 1] Move out.

- [Prince] Ready the platoons, let's go. - [soldier 2] Let's go. To the left.

[soldier 3] Let's go, Charlie 1. Follow me.

[Top] You look a little shaky in those pins, Bob.

Nothing a new pair of boots wouldn't fix.

He can be an almighty pain in the ass.

I know.

But there's a method to his madness.

It's his battalion.

[ominous music playing]

[engines revving]

Damn it.

[Prince] They're Kempeitai. Looks like they're heading to the camp.

The river branches out about a half a mile to the east of us.

It's not marked,

but there might be a bridge that can get us around this convoy.

The Japanese will be guarding a major artery at a choke point like that.

- [paper rustling] - I think we ought to check it out.

This traffic isn't getting any thinner.

Go.

[streetcar bell rings]

[Prince] In 1941, Manila was considered the pearl of the Orient,

an international city where people from all over the world lived and worked.

- [indistinct chatter] - [bell tolling]

[Prince] That all changed when the Japanese took over.

They believed that as a conquered people, the Filipinos should do as they were told.

Those who disobeyed were jailed, tortured or executed.

This made the bond between the Filipinos and the Americans even stronger.

Resistance grew throughout the country.

By 1945, hundreds of ordinary people had joined the underground.

It's like they have been watching me for weeks.

The Japanese have questioned our people before.

It doesn't necessarily mean anything.

[Antonio] They know that the Americans are closing in.

And they know that we have evidence of their war crimes.

Don Antonio is right. This...

this wasn't like before, Margaret.

Now, they know of things only an informer could have told them.

Then why'd they let you go?

I'm sorry, Carlos, but...

if you're worried, you're free to go.

I won't hold it against you.

I won't hold it against any of you.

I wouldn't leave unless we all go.

- You know that. - [Margaret] I can't leave.

Not as long as there is a single prisoner left in Cabanatuan.

- [indistinct chatter] - [Mina] Ate. Ate, Margaret.

I saw Daniel.

How is he?

He did not look well.

I think he has malaria again.

I know my father has said to wait.

But if we do that, it may be too late for Daniel.

No. Your father's right. It's too dangerous.

- Don't listen to me. - No.

I will meet you outside the hospital. In the usual place, okay?

I should go.

[Redding] It was thanks to me you met Margaret in the first place.

- [indistinct chatter] - Sure it was.

When I look up at the sky like this, I could be anywhere in the world.

- Where are you now? - [Redding] Halfway across the jungle.

I disobeyed your orders

and now I'm only a few miles from civilization.

Well, have a drink for me when you get there.

What do you want me to tell Margaret?

Assuming she's still interested?

Well, if she's not, I'll propose to her myself.

And you know what?

I'll make you best man because I know you won't run off with her.

If I had someone like that waiting for me

- on the other side of an open gate... - [truck engines revving]

[Redding] That's not regular army.

[Gibson] They're not. They're military secret police.

[indistinct chatter]

[speaking Japanese]

[grunts]

- Don't give them the satisfaction. - [pants]

- [speaking Japanese] - [speaking Japanese]

[speaking Japanese]

[soldiers shouting in Japanese]

[indistinct chatter]

[speaking Japanese]

You fought in Bataan, Major?

You commanded a battalion of the 31st Infantry

in operations near Mamala River.

I can give you my name, rank and serial number.

We found these in your barracks.

I assume they were smuggled in by the Filipino resistance.

They say, "Take hope, MacArthur is coming."

[chuckles]

We've lived off rumors like that for three years.

Only this time they are true.

Your forces will recapture the Philippines within a few weeks.

- Why are you telling me this? - Because it isn't long to wait.

You're the senior officer.

If you help me keep order,

I can make the rest of your time here tolerable.

But if any of the prisoners try to escape

I will kill ten others in his place.

Are you married, Major?

No.

But you have a reason to survive this war?

I'd like to be here for your surrender.

Will that be all?

- [speaking Japanese] - [soldier speaking Japanese]

- [speaking Japanese] - [footsteps approaching]

- [ominous music playing] - [engines revving]

[soldier 1] Looks like they're heading toward Balanceren, sir.

That's our rendezvous point with the Alamo Scouts.

Son of a bitch.

[indistinct chatter]

That seems to be the last of it, sir. There's nothing else in sight. [pants]

- At least not for now. - Good job.

Well, gentlemen, let's not waste any more time.

- We're already behind by two hours. - Let's move.

Let's move. Let's go, come on. Let's go, go, go. Move up.

Let's move.

- [indistinct chatter] - [engines revving]

[soldier speaking Japanese]

[tank stops]

[water bubbling]

[crickets chirping]

Sta...

[grunts]

- [soldiers shouting in Japanese] - [grunts]

[engines revving]

[shouting in Japanese]

- [indistinct chatter] - [Gibson coughing]

- [groans] - Hey. Hey.

[pants]

You were delirious.

Wittinghill thinks it's malignant malaria.

How long is he giving me?

Three or four days, unless we get you more quinine.

He tried to convince me to send you to St. Peter's ward.

No. You're my next of kin now.

Hey, it's no joke.

If you die on me, what's to stop me leaving this place? [chuckles]

[grunts] I told you what Nagai said.

Stay out of trouble. The war will soon be over.

The problem is I don't believe Nagai.

Which part don't you believe?

The part about ten of us getting killed for every one that escapes?

That's the reason why I didn't wanna make any friends here

in the first place, in case I let them down.

Unfortunately, you I was stuck with from before.

- [coughs] - You gotta pull through this, pal.

Just think of everything you got to look forward to.

Think of Margaret

in a see-through cheongsam walking on your back.

[pants, chuckles]

- You ever gonna stop? - No.

- [chuckles] - Come on, you bastard. Pull out of it.

[woman speaking Japanese over PA]

- [typewriter keys clacking] - [indistinct chatter]

Twenty mils of iodine, please.

[typewriter keys clacking]

Thanks.

[indistinct chatter]

[speaking Japanese]

[plastic bag rustling]

[footsteps approaching]

[sighs]

[indistinct chatter]

[soldiers shouting in Japanese]

[woman screaming]

[soldiers shouting in Japanese]

[soldiers speaking Japanese]

[speaking Japanese]

[soldiers speaking Japanese]

- [soldiers speaking Japanese] - [nurse gasps and whimpers]

[speaking Japanese]

- [speaking Japanese] - [gasps]

[soldiers shouting in Japanese]

- [gunshot] - [woman 2 screams]

[gunshot]

[indistinct chatter]

[women screaming distantly]

[sobs]

- [suspenseful music playing] - [indistinct chatter]

[indistinct chatter]

[speaking Filipino]

[speaking Filipino]

They murdered Cora.

I'm being followed.

Behind us in the... the brown vest.

- Is it just him? - I think so.

- [streetcar bell tolling] - Mina, I have to get you out of here.

The quinine's in the bag.

Go to your father's house. Pack your things...

- No, I'm not leaving... - Mina, leave!

If you think you can get the medicine to Cabanatuan, try.

- If not, head for the mountains. - What about you?

- Don't worry about me. Go. - [streetcar bell tolling]

- [grunts] - [grunts]

[Margaret] What are you doing?

- [grunts] - [grunts]

[indistinct chatter]

- [Mucci] Balanceren? - [Prince] Yes, sir.

- All clear. - What is it, Top?

Tanks.

[women wailing]

[indistinct chatter]

[woman screaming]

[Top] You better go get the colonel.

Yeah, Top.

[women crying]

Bob, hang back a little. Let me walk ahead.

[woman 2 speaking Filipino]

[speaking Filipino]

[speaking Filipino]

[speaking Filipino]

[women crying]

- Captain Juan Pajota. - Captain. Lieutenant Colonel Henry Mucci,

- CO6 Ranger Battalion. - Sir.

What happened here?

The Japanese came into the village yesterday with tanks.

To punish these people for helping my men.

Over a hundred were killed.

[dramatic music playing]

[distant people crying and wailing]

Alamo Scouts, hold your fire.

- Charlie Company CO. - This way, follow me.

[Able] The camp is divided into quarters.

We only spotted POWs in the southeast quadrant. Here.

The Jap guard barracks are here in this area.

There's sentries in each guard tower, two at the gates, five in the guardhouses.

We couldn't get a precise fix on the numbers.

Could be anything between 50 and a hundred of them.

This isn't enough, sir.

- Enough of what? - There's too many unknowns.

We can breach the wire, but once we're inside,

there's a big difference between 50 and a hundred men.

Well, it isn't always about the arithmetic, Captain.

Some things you gotta take on faith.

If we get into an overwhelming firefight inside that compound,

then a lot of those men we're trying to rescue are liable to get killed.

Lieutenant Able, you've got 12 hours till this raid kicks off.

Can you get in there and bring back more detailed intel?

Well, it's dicey, sir. All that open terrain in broad daylight.

Maybe we need more time to get the Alamo Scouts

- a chance to work in close. - No more delays now, goddamn it.

Those poor bastards have had three years of delays.

We're gonna stick to your plan, Bob.

With respect, sir, you said you chose me for my flexibility.

In present circumstances,

I cannot guarantee the safety of those prisoners.

Sir, you may be forced to delay.

And why is that, Captain?

There's a Japanese convoy traveling north. Division strength.

They will pass directly in front of the camp tonight.

And how is it you came by this information, Captain Pajota?

From our spies in Cabanatuan City.

Are we talking hard facts or the bamboo telegraph?

It was the bamboo telegraph that told me

you and your men are coming here today, sir.

Lieutenant Able, get some of our own people on this.

- As of now, we leave tonight. - Sir.

[Able] Captain.

- You heard the colonel. Do what you can. - [Able] Yes, sir.

- [Juan speaking Filipino] - [Prince] Captain.

[indistinct chatter]

You have a minute? I wanted to discuss this plan with you.

[Juan] My men have been watching this camp for three years.

We planned to raid it many times ourselves.

- Why didn't you? - Most of your POWs can't walk.

They're either sick or crippled.

The healthy ones were shipped to labor camps in Japan.

If we rescued them, how would we care for them?

How did you plan to move them from the camp?

In carabao carts.

You have enough carts for 500 prisoners?

If you give me 24 hours, I will.

But you have to convince your colonel to move to another village.

It isn't safe to bring them here.

What village do you suggest?

[Juan] Platero.

Sir?

Sorry if I was out of line before.

- I just spoke to Captain Pajota, and he... - We're delayed 24 hours.

Get a message to General Kreuger. That'll be all.

Yes, sir.

- [man] Margaret Utinsky? - Yes?

You work at the Manila Hospital?

Why?

I am with the Japanese Military Police.

Please come with me.

- Utinsky is a German name? - Lithuanian.

- [indistinct chatter] - You were born in Lithuania?

Kovno.

You speak good English.

I was raised in Canada.

You have a passport to prove you are Lithuanian?

My papers are back at the apartment. I can...

May I have your keys?

- I can go get them for you. - Your keys.

[keys clinking]

- [speaking Japanese] - [grunts]

- [soldier shouting in Japanese] - [Margaret grunts]

[soldier shouting in Japanese]

- [goats bleating] - [indistinct chatter]

[man] Why did you stay in Manila when the war started?

I'm a nurse. I wanted to help people.

You think the people of this country want American help?

I'm Lithuanian, not American.

Your passport is forged.

I've traveled everywhere on that passport.

[exhales]

Do you know a woman called Mina Kolklia?

No.

This morning...

you assaulted a man who was following her in the street.

I was assaulted myself if that's what you're talking about.

[man sighs]

Mina Kolklia is a member of the Filipino Underground.

She and her father

are responsible for stealing many things from wounded Japanese soldiers

and smuggling it to American prisoners of war.

[Margaret shudders]

I'm a citizen of a neutral country.

I have no dealings whatsoever

with any underground or any American prisoners of war.

- Is this your Bible? - I don't know.

Did you take it from my apartment?

You were married to an American officer before the war.

I've never been married.

Then...

who is this man?

Your husband?

Your lover?

No.

But you keep a picture of him in your Bible.

[slams]

- [man speaking Japanese] - [soldier speaking Japanese]

[soldier speaking Japanese]

[dramatic music playing]

Why do they have us digging air raid shelters?

- Who knows? - [speaking Japanese]

[clattering]

[soldier speaking Japanese]

[speaking Japanese]

[tense music playing]

[soldier 2 speaking Japanese]

- [soldier 2 grunts] - [Gibson groans]

[operatic music playing]

Would you like to sit, Major?

[breathes heavily]

Some water?

[breathes heavily]

[Nagai] Do your doctors think they can cure you?

If they had access to some medicine, perhaps.

I could send you to a Japanese hospital.

Our medics would be able to save your life.

[chuckles] Why would you wanna save my life?

[breathes heavily]

You know her?

I knew her briefly.

Why?

She claims she knew you well.

She claims she stayed behind in the Philippines to be near you.

I find that hard to believe.

I didn't make much of an impression on her.

She clearly left an impression on you.

Would you like to see her again?

What's that to you?

We know this woman...

is the head of an underground movement in Manila...

responsible for smuggling stolen medicine into this camp.

If you convince her to confess

and give us the names of her accomplices,

I guarantee the two of you will be free to leave the Philippines together.

And if I don't?

You will be returned to your hospital ward to die.

I assume your colleagues made her the same offer?

I wouldn't know.

She must have turned them down, otherwise I wouldn't be here now.

I'm offering you your future, Major.

My future isn't in your hands.

[Nagai speaking Japanese]

[Margaret whimpering]

[door opens]

[man speaking Japanese]

- [Margaret gasping] - [man] She informed other people.

- People are looking for her. - [soldier speaking Japanese]

- [Margaret groans] - [ominous music playing]

[shudders]

[shudders]

[man speaking Japanese]

[man speaking Japanese]

[bell tolling in distance]

- [indistinct chatter] - [breathes heavily]

- [gasps] - [priest] Ah. Shh.

It's all right. You're safe now.

- They killed Mina. - I know.

[sobs] I wasn't always conscious.

[sobs] I don't know what I told them.

You didn't tell them anything.

Mina and her father were arrested last night

on their way to Cabanatuan.

- It had nothing to do with you. - [sniffles] She went because of me.

- She knew I wanted to help Daniel. - She wanted to help him, too.

[Margaret sobs] I should have stopped her.

I should have stopped her.

But all I could think about was him.

Whatever you feel you've done wrong, you've more than made up for it.

- Hundreds of POWs owe you their lives. - No. I did it for him.

- I stayed for him. - [father] You'll be with him soon.

[Margaret sniffles]

I have friends who will take you to the mountains

and hide you there till the Americans come.

- [Margaret sniffles] - But, Margaret, listen to me.

You have to trust in something stronger than yourself.

Father! Father! The Ja... The Japanese. They're here.

- Take Margaret. I'll deal with them. - [Margaret grunts]

- [speaking Japanese] - [soldiers shouting in Japanese]

[speaking Japanese]

[suspenseful music playing]

- [speaking Japanese] - [father grunts]

- [soldiers shouting in Japanese] - [indistinct chatter]

Run. Run. Don't look back.

[man] No need to go in the church. There's no one in there.

- [soldier speaking Japanese] - [man] Look, there's no one in the church.

[speaking Japanese]

[indistinct chatter]

[men coughing]

- Oh, honey, you look great. - [man coughing]

So do you.

Pity there ain't a Cabanatuan beauty contest.

Shucks.

I got you something.

[sighs]

[chuckles] I hoped it would be some quinine.

- [Redding] You're getting fussy now, huh? - Sure am.

It didn't get through.

Your friend, Nagai, stopped all work details to Cabanatuan City.

He's got us digging air raid shelters instead.

Oh, they'll find some other way to smuggle it here.

It'll be too late for you by then, old pal.

You ain't thinking of leaving me, are you, Red?

I don't think Nagai's men want me here.

I can think of ten of us that do.

Like I said, you're the only one I give a damn about.

You and the kid sometimes.

Don't try it, Red.

[Redding] I'll see you, Gibby.

[footsteps receding]

Tell Duke and Pitt to keep an eye on him.

[indistinct chatter]

Colonel, may I discuss with you the role of my men in your mission?

[crockery clattering]

Your men will be screening our flanks, Captain.

Sir, this is our war, too.

We've been fighting the Japanese for three years.

Captain Pajota, I understand your anger of what the Japs did to your people today.

If I were in your place, I'd also want revenge.

But this mission has objectives of its own.

Sir, my men are disciplined fighters.

What happened at Balingarin is nothing new to them.

Your men will be of great value on our flanks.

Lieutenant O'Grady? You want to step away?

My compliments to the villagers for their hospitality.

[O'Grady] I'll see to it, sir.

- Captain. - Colonel.

Want me to take a look at those feet, Captain?

[sighs] Yeah.

God only knows how you walk on these, Bob.

You're lucky the colonel doesn't know about this.

Doc, can you figure him out?

- [Jimmy] Mucci? - [Prince] Yeah.

Every time I think I have, he surprises me.

Not always in a bad way.

He's the reason I joined the Rangers.

There was a time I'd follow him anywhere, no questions asked,

but all we seem to do now is butt heads.

You know, he may not like you standing up to him.

But I suspect that's why he chose you.

I can't imagine any other reason

why he'd ignore these jungle runner dogs of yours.

And besides, I think he's out there feeling on top of the world.

[man] That's the convoy Captain Pajota was talking about.

- [engines revving] - Damn.

Looks like they're reinforcing the camp.

Hey, Duke. Wake up.

It's your turn to keep watch on Red.

Yeah. Yeah.

- [dramatic music playing] - [engines revving]

[soldiers shouting in Japanese]

[indistinct chatter]

- [speaking Japanese] - [speaking Japanese]

[speaking Japanese]

[speaking Japanese]

[shivers]

[shivers]

[truck approaching]

[truck engine stops]

[truck doors opens, closes]

- [speaking Filipino] - [speaking Filipino]

[speaking Filipino]

[indistinct chatter]

[sniffs]

[speaking Filipino]

[sighs, speaking Filipino]

- [woman speaking Filipino] - [speaking Filipino]

[speaking Filipino]

- [speaking Filipino] - No. No.

Okay. Uh, here. For the three of us. Huh?

[speaking Filipino]

[breathes heavily, speaking Filipino]

[sighs, speaking Filipino]

[Pitt] He's gone.

- [grunts] - He's gone, damn it.

You fell asleep.

- [Duke pants] - [truck engine revving]

[indistinct chatter]

[speaking Japanese]

[speaking Japanese]

- [speaking Japanese] - [Gibson grunts]

- [speaking Japanese] - [Gibson grunts]

[soldier speaking Japanese]

[soldier speaking Japanese]

[soldier 2 speaking Japanese]

[Redding pants]

Because one man disobeyed me...

ten others will pay the price.

- [speaking Japanese] - [speaking Japanese]

[man grunts]

[speaking Japanese]

- [speaking Japanese] - [grunts]

[speaking Japanese]

- No. No, my fault. - [Pitt grunts]

Please. [speaking Japanese] Please. [speaking Japanese] My fault.

[Duke grunts]

[speaking Japanese]

- [speaking Japanese] - [man 2 grunts]

[speaking Japanese]

[speaking Japanese]

[man 3 grunting]

[soldier shouting in Japanese]

[gunshot]

- [gunshot] - [dramatic music playing]

[sobs]

[gunshot]

[gunshot]

- [gunshot] - [thuds]

[speaking Japanese]

[speaking Japanese]

[Able] They resupplied the camp last night.

Brought in fuel and fresh troops. Looks like they're up to something.

[indistinct chatter]

How many?

Between 150 and 200 of them, sir.

Captain?

I was depending on the second platoon to foxhole the Cabu Bridge, sir.

But if the Japs have 300 men inside the camp,

we're gonna need everyone on the raid.

Maybe we can hold the bridge with less men than we allowed for.

Can you make do with just one squad from Riley's platoon?

I don't think so, sir.

Captain Pajota said the Japs reinforced the bridge last night.

[Mucci sighs]

Well, I wish Captain Pajota had shared this information with me earlier.

Let's take a look.

[dramatic music playing]

[indistinct chatter]

[engines revving]

Get a count.

With respect, sir, what's the count?

Lieutenant Riley's right, sir.

That's a thousand men over there.

Captain, may I show you something?

Here's the bridge.

Colonel.

The others are beginning to lose faith, aren't they?

- They won't let you down. - It's not a question of letting me down.

We worked hard to raise a fine unit. They deserve their shot at glory.

I don't suppose many of us are in this for the glory, sir.

I'm not talking about publicity, Bob.

I'm talking about the kind of glory you carry inside you

for the rest of your life knowing you've done something worth remembering.

Something that made a difference.

The only recognition I want is from those boys in that camp.

Nothing in our lives will ever be as important as this.

Yes, sir.

You come here to change my mind?

[Prince] No, sir.

I came to tell you that whatever you decide,

it'll be the right choice.

Some things you gotta take on faith.

Captain Pajota has volunteered to hold the bridge

if you're willing to hear him out.

Well, then you better give me a moment alone with him,

so I can eat some humble pie.

- Yes, sir. - [Juan] They will respond with tanks.

We wait until they are at this point, then we'll blow up the bridge.

We don't have enough explosives to bring it down.

All we need to do is damage it enough to stop their vehicles.

We want the soldiers to come.

If I place my men on either side of the road,

- we'll trap them in a cross fire. - They won't use the bridge.

They'll go around and try to outflank you.

The Japanese don't go around. Not when they're fighting Filipinos.

They don't have enough respect for us as soldiers.

- [indistinct chatter] - [man coughing]

- How are the others? - [Cohen] Scared.

They're waiting to hear what you have to say, sir.

I don't know what to tell them anymore.

[Cohen] I can say something on your behalf, sir.

Un... until you feel better.

Are you any good at writing letters?

[Cohen] It... it depends what kind of letter.

[sniffs] I'm not sure myself.

I already started a dozen times and tore it up.

There's a pencil and paper under my mat.

Who are you writing to?

[Gibson] A lady named Margaret.

[chuckles] I'm not sure how well I know her anymore.

I've been living in my imagination so long,

I'm afraid I'll write some crazy love letter

and... and embarrass us both.

Red didn't seem to think so.

[indistinct chatter]

What'd he tell you?

That she felt the same way you did.

That she'd have left her husband if you'd wanted her to.

I guess I thought that if I did the right thing,

some good would come of it.

It's funny.

I've spent the last three years

thinking of all the things I want to say to her.

Now, I don't even know how to begin.

How about "Dear Margaret?"

[chuckles]

[paper rustling]

[Prince] Gents, here it is.

At 1700 hours our combined forces will leave Platero.

We'll split up here at the Pampanga River.

Captain Pajota, you'll continue to the Cabu Bridge,

where you'll set up a roadblock. Captain Joson,

do the same on the highway, in case the Japs send reinforcements

from Cabanatuan City.

The objective is to seal off the area of operation during the raid.

Any Japanese reinforcements get through you, they get to us.

Now, we'll need as much darkness as we can to get the POWs out of the camp,

which means we'll have to begin our approach

during daylight and risk detection.

When we break the tree line, Lieutenant Riley's platoon

- will head to the east side of the camp. - Sir.

The rest of us will advance a low crawl for the main gate.

How much cover, Captain?

There's intermittent cover up to 200 yards from the camp.

After that we're totally exposed until we reach a ditch

30 yards from the front gate.

This is the camp.

This is the main service road.

POW barracks all enemy occupied.

Suspected tank shed, main gate.

This is the ditch we're trying to reach.

Again, until we get there we're completely exposed.

So we may need to create some diversionary action

- in this wooded area to the northeast. - Sir, how about the plane?

Could you have one of your planes fly over to the camp?

Not without breaking radio silence.

It's not a bad idea, Bob. It might be worth the risk.

Good. Now as we make our approach,

Lieutenant Riley's men will make their way along this ditch,

leaving men at 20-yard intervals to engage and reduce the enemy.

Lieutenant Riley, as soon as you're in position here,

in the southeast corner, your first shot will kick off the action.

- Understood. - Good.

Meanwhile the rest of us will be in position here.

As soon as we get the signal, Lieutenant Foley's second squad

will take out the guard tower and sentry shack.

And cover first squad will open the main gate.

As soon as first squad is inside,

they'll flank right, lay down suppressing fire

on the enemy officer area,

and cover the guys heading toward the suspected tank shed.

I want Corporal Aldridge and his loader to run the 200 yards.

I want a backup team in case they don't make it.

Any tanks get loose, we're all in trouble.

Yes, sir.

Extractions next. Lieutenant O'Grady,

second platoon will make their way through the main gate

and force entry into the POW area.

First squad will spread along the south fence

and lay down suppressing fire to the enemy rear.

Objective is to make sure the POW barracks

is protected from enemy fire in all directions.

Once that's achieved,

Lieutenant O'Grady's second squad will round up the POWs

and lead them to the front gate

where Dr. Fisher and the medics will be waiting.

Our aim is to make it back to the Pampanga River

where the carabao carts will be waiting to escort the prisoners.

As soon as I'm satisfied we've left no one behind,

I'll fire a red star cluster to signal the raid's over.

Any questions?

Uh, yes, sir. Uh, who's the last man out?

That'll be me. You'll cover me at the front gate.

- [Aldrige] Yes, sir. - Anything else?

Brief your people and get them ready to go.

We leave in two hours.

What's that?

Why?

Nothing. Just curious.

250 Japs at that camp.

Another 1000 at the river.

10,000 more nearby.

Only 120 of us.

I figure we're gonna need a little miracle.

[indistinct chatter]

Go ahead. Take it. I got plenty to spare.

What do I gotta do? Kiss it?

[chuckles]

- [indistinct chatter] - [Mucci] The time is now 1715.

And... mark.

We plan to bust the camp at 1800.

Lieutenant Riley fires his first shot at 1930.

Captain Pajota blows the bridge at 1945.

And God willing, we'll be out of there by 2100.

Any questions?

Let's all try to get back in one piece.

Good luck, gentlemen.

[soldier shouting indistinctly]

[suspenseful music playing]

[speaking Filipino]

[indistinct chatter]

[pants]

Where the hell are those goddamn flyboys?

[footsteps approaching]

[airplane engine revving]

[shouting in Japanese]

[timer ticking]

[airplane engine revving]

[indistinct chatter]

[soldiers shouting in Japanese]

[Nagai speaking Japanese]

[prisoners cheer and whistle]

It's one of ours, sir.

- [prisoners cheer, whistles] - [gunshots]

- [speaking Japanese] - [speaking Japanese]

- [speaking Japanese] - [speaking Japanese]

- [Nagai speaking Japanese] - [soldier speaking Japanese]

[soldier speaking Japanese]

[soldiers shouting in Japanese]

[indistinct chatter]

[sighs]

[crickets chirping]

[suspenseful music playing]

[indistinct chatter]

[pants]

[soldiers speaking Japanese]

[suspenseful music intensifies]

[Juan speaking Filipino]

[indistinct shouting]

[ticking]

[indistinct chatter]

Sir.

It's time.

[Riley] First Sergeant...

if I'm going to be the one to start this thing,

I want to be damn sure everyone's in position.

[sighs]

I'll check it out.

Come on, Lieutenant Riley.

[soldiers speaking Japanese]

What the hell is Riley doing, sir?

[breathing heavily]

[timer ticking]

Lieutenant wants to make sure your squad's in position.

We have been for the last ten minutes.

I'll tell him.

[footsteps approaching]

Sir, the guerillas are getting edgy.

They're afraid the bridge is gonna blow before the raid begins.

Damn it.

[pants]

[Top] We're in position, sir.

Sir.

It's your shot.

[indistinct chatter]

[distant laughter]

- [gunshot] - [groans]

Fire!

[groans]

[Japanese soldiers screaming]

- [indistinct clamoring] - [prisoners whimper]

The Japs are shooting us. They're gonna kill us all!

[soldiers speaking Japanese]

- [gunshots] - [indistinct clamoring]

Go! Go!

[indistinct clamoring]

Aldrige, Lucas, go, go!

[tense music playing]

- [groans] - Shoot the damn lock!

[gunshots]

[pants]

[soldier] Get out of here!

[soldier 2] Get out!

[groans]

Fire!

Up!

- [gunshots] - [Nagai speaking Japanese]

Up!

[Japanese soldiers scream]

Let's go! Two!

- [soldier 3] You heard him! Move, move! - [indistinct chatter]

[soldier 4] Go! Run, run!

Go! Let's move, move!

[Prince] Go!

[soldier 5] We're good to go! Now!

[Prince] Take your squad to the left! Push them out of here!

[soldier 6] Lay some fire!

Go, go, go!

[indistinct clamor]

- [Japanese soldiers groan] - [Prince] Go, go!

[gunshots]

[soldier 7] Cover fire! Cover fire!

[indistinct clamor]

[groans]

[Top] Jammed! Jammed! Riley!

- [groans] - [gun clatters]

[Duke] Come on!

- [indistinct clamor] - No! No! It's all right!

We're Americans. We're gonna get you out of here.

All right, those who can walk, head for the main gate.

Those who can't, wait. We'll come back for you.

You're going home. All right, let's move! Everybody out! Move!

- Tank! Come on! - [grunts]

Fire!

- [Aldrige] Come on, Lucas! - Up!

[gunshots]

Shift fire left!

- [soldier 8] Shift fire left. - Cover me!

[soldier 9] Covering!

[Japanese soldiers groaning]

[screams, groans]

Covering fire!

[soldier 10] Covering!

Son of a bitch!

[gunshots]

[groans]

[groans]

- [groans] - [soldier 11] Get in, get in!

- [speaking Filipino] - [indistinct clamor]

[Filipino soldiers groan]

[soldiers speaking Filipino]

[speaking Filipino]

[timer ticking]

Ah!

[speaking Filipino]

[speaking Filipino]

[gunshots]

- Hey! - [indistinct clamor]

[dramatic music playing]

It's okay. I'm an American.

We're here to take you home.

Don't be afraid.

We're not gonna hurt you. We're here to help you.

You're going home. You understand?

You're going home.

I... can't leave him.

We won't leave him. I'll take him myself, all right?

Look, soldier, I need you to go out there and tell my men there's people here

who need to be carried. Can you do that?

All right, let's go. Let's go.

[indistinct clamor]

- [Gibson shivers] - [Prince] I got you.

No, no, no.

[Prince] Here you go.

- [soldier 12] Let's go! - [Cohen] Wait, wait,

soldier, soldier, there's sick men back there.

- [shouts in Japanese] - [Japanese soldiers screaming]

Pajota's men are holding so far,

but the Japanese are trying to flank him about 100 yards down the river.

All right. Better take a look.

[soldier 13] Keep moving. Let's go. Get him in.

- Get in there and help them out. - Sir. Sergeant Adams.

[Adams] All right, everyone who can move, get on your feet.

[soldier 14] Let's go! Let's go!

[indistinct chatter]

[soldiers whispering in Filipino]

Hold your fire. Miller, give me the flare gun.

Wait till I light them up.

Huh?

[soldiers speaking Japanese]

[grunting, indistinct shouting]

Withdraw! Withdraw! Let's fall back!

First Sergeant, get 'em the hell out of here! Let's go! Move!

[Nagai grunts]

- [speaking Japanese] - [speaking Japanese]

- [Nagai speaking Japanese] - [soldier speaking Japanese]

- [Nagai speaking Japanese] - [speaking Japanese]

- [soldier 15] Let's go, let's go! Move! - [gunshot]

- [Adams] Head to the gate. - [indistinct chatter]

[Adams] Head to the gate.

[Prince] Dr. Fisher, sir, stay back. It's not safe yet.

[Jimmy] All right.

- I'll be on the other side of the road. - Okay.

- Here, let me give you a hand. - Let's go! Move out!

Pull back! Pull back!

Daly, pull back!

[soldier 16] Fox Two, back to the rally point! Let's go, move!

- [speaking Japanese] - [mortar clattering]

[indistinct chatter]

Keep going!

[speaking Japanese]

Mortar! Get down! Down!

Lay some fire on that son of a bitch!

Aliteri, Guttierez, take this man.

- [Aliteri] Yes, sir. - [Adams] Go! Keep moving! On your feet!

[Guttierez] Come on, let's go. Easy.

Don't stop! Push them through that front gate.

- [Adams] Let's go! Let's go! - [soldier 17] Front gate's the dock point!

- Keep them moving! - [Cohen pants] Keep going, guys.

Daly, come on.

[Top] Charge the gate. I'll cover you. Ready?

[Daly] Ready.

[Prince] Mortar! Everybody down! Down!

Get up! Move!

Keep moving! Go! Get them on their feet! Keep them moving!

- Get them out the gate! Let's go! - [indistinct chatter]

[grunts]

[gunshots]

[speaking Japanese]

Keep them moving!

- Come on, man, let's get a medic! - [Prince] Get them through the gate!

[gunshots]

Mortar!

[indistinct chatter]

- Daly, hold him down! I'm gonna flank him! - [Nagai speaking Japanese]

[tense music playing]

[Daly] Son of a bitch.

[pants]

[groans]

- [gunshots] - [Top grunts]

[gun jams]

- [Nagai grunts] - [Top screams]

- [Top grunts] - [Nagai grunts]

- [Top grunts] - [Nagai grunts]

[Nagai grunts]

[Top screaming]

- [Top grunts] - [Nagai grunts]

- [Nagai grunts] - [Top grunts]

- [Nagai grunts] - [gun clatters]

- [gunshot] - [gasps]

[Top pants]

[indistinct chatter]

[Top grunts]

- [Top grunts] - [Daly] Sarge!

- You all right? - [Top] Daly, where the hell have you been?

[soldier 18] Clear!

[Gibson pants]

- [indistinct chatter] - [Jimmy groans]

[soldier 19] Everybody goes out. Take everybody with us.

[Prince] Someone get a medic over here!

- [Jimmy groaning] - Soldier, you all right?

Jesus.

- Jimmy. - [soldier 20] Medic!

[indistinct chatter]

[medic] It's a mortar wound, sir. He's lost a lot of blood.

- I don't know if we can move him, Captain. - We got no choice. Jimmy?

- Move me. - [Prince] All right.

Get him to Platero. You stay with him the whole time, you understand?

- Yes, sir. - [Prince] Hang in there, doc.

[soldier 21] Clear!

Clear. Last man.

- [gunshot] - [Riley] Sniper!

- Enemy fire on your left! - [soldier 22] In front of the window!

[groans]

Cease fire! Cease fire!

- [soldier 23] Hold your fire! - Fall back. Let's go!

- [soldier 24] Fall back! Fall back! - [Top] Daly. Daly! Daly!

Mack, Stratton, on me now!

[soldier 25] Come on, Daly. Come on.

We've lost him.

[Riley] Let's move!

- [indistinct chatter] - [dramatic music playing]

[triumphant music playing]

[soldiers speaking Filipino]

[soldier 26] Come on, Fox Two, keep it moving. Let's get them across.

Are you all right?

- You okay? - Move.

[indistinct chatter]

[soldier 27] There you go.

[soldier 28] Don't worry, we got them.

- [shivers] - [Cohen] It's gonna be all right, Major.

We're going home.

[Mucci] Captain Prince.

How did we do?

Got them all, sir.

- [Mucci] How many casualties? - One KIA, PFC Daly.

And Doc Jimmy's wounded, too.

I think it's critical we moved him to Platero to operate.

I don't think he's gonna make it, sir.

[Mucci] Thanks, Captain.

[doctor 1] Possible liver involvement.

Certainly colon.

[doctor 2] You need any morphine, Dr. Jimmy?

[Jimmy] No.

No, that's for you to keep, MO.

More plasma.

Did we get them out?

Did we get them out?

All of them.

Oh. Good.

Better keep moving, Henry.

We're heading out now.

[Jimmy groans]

[indistinct chatter]

- [triumphant music playing] - [airplane engines revving]

[indistinct chatter]

Excuse me, have you seen Major Gibson?

[man] Sorry, ma'am.

Six bucks.

I told you. I can't sell it.

Ten bucks?

I can't do it. It's the only one I got.

What do you mean it's the only one you got?

I thought you said you had plenty to spare.

I lied to you.

- My mom gave this to me. - Hmm.

Well, how's your mom feel about ten bucks?

- [laughs] - [laughs]

I know how your mom feels about ten bucks.

- Hey! - [laughs]

I'm sorry, have you seen Major Gibson?

Yeah, he was with us at the river.

Check with the medics, ma'am, down by the carts.

Thank you.

Margaret.

Where is he?

[dramatic music playing]

[Margaret sobbing]

[Margaret crying]

[Cohen] He wanted me to give you this.

[Gibson] "Dear Margaret."

"After three long years of witnessing so much destruction and suffering,

a simple letter seems so pointless."

"I've often wondered what my life would have been like

had we been together."

"However, as time passes, I realize this may never happen."

"There is one thing I wanted you to know."

"You've come to mean the world to me."

"And not just to me, to all of us here."

"You've given me the strength to give these men hope,

and maybe one day a second chance."

"I miss you more than you can imagine,

and owe you more than you can ever know."

"All my love, Daniel."

[sobs]

[indistinct chatter]

[Mucci] Captain Prince!

General, this is the man who let the raid, Captain Prince.

- Congratulations, Captain Prince. - [camera shutter clicking]

I'm very sorry about your losses.

But I want you to know you men have done a great service for your country.

- Thank you, sir. - [Kreuger] Gentlemen.

- After you, Major. - Nice job.

So how do you feel?

All right.

I'm proud of you.

Thank you, sir.

[Prince] Never in our history had such a large group of men

endured so much and complained so little.

Many were unable to shake the belief that their country had abandoned them,

left them to die in a foreign land.

It was said to be of no significance to the war effort.

Although for me, saving them was a way of setting things right.

It's true.

They had been left behind, but never forgotten.

[all cheering]

[soldiers whistling]

[triumphant music playing]

[dramatic music playing]

[majestic music playing]

[dramatic music playing]

[dramatic music playing]

[music ends]