The Big Picture - Battle of Manila (1945)
1945 · Short film · 28 min
Synopsis
This black & white film, one of the episode of the U.S. Army's "The Big Picture" TV show, is about the battle for Manila, Philippines in 1945 during WW2. Copyright 1959. The Battle of Manila (3 February – 3 March 1945) was the scene of the worst urban fighting in the Pacific theater. Japanese forces committed mass murder against Filipino civilians during the battle. The battle ended the almost three years of Japanese military occupation in the Philippines (1942–1945). The city's capture was marked as General Douglas MacArthur's key to victory in the campaign of reconquest. Opening: The U.S. Army Presents THE BIG PICTURE (:06-:34). This particular episode starts with a human interest story -- a policeman and a civilian was going to give a parking ticket to, discover they are connected by the battle for Manila during WWII. The police officer was a civilian prisoner of the Japanese at Santo Tomas Internment Camp, who was liberated by the other man's unit in 1944. The two sit and have coffee (2:08-5:10). The two men continue to talk. American troops land at Leyte in the Philippines and advance. They land on the beach, push inland. Air support drops bombs on key targets, explosions seen from the air. Bombs are dropped everywhere. Troops and tanks slowly move down the quiet streets (5:11-7:03). A GI finds a piece of paper that has useful intelligence. American troops in the city. The enemy is hiding under the stands of a baseball stadium, troops move in with guns and tanks. A…
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Details
- Running time
- 28 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- The Big Picture
- Battle Of Manila
- 1945
- Philippine
- General Douglas McArthur
- Stock Footage
- Periscope Film