
Suicide Battalion
War
Overview
Second World War drama, set in the Philippines about a group of men recruited for the dangerous mission of destroying an American base to keep strategic papers out of enemy hands when Japanese forces invade. The men spend their last hours drowning their sorrows in a bar, but time is running out. American International Pictures originally distributed this film as a double feature with "Jet Attack".
Top Cast


Mike Connors
Mike Connors
Matt McCormack
Mike Connors
Matt McCormack


John Ashley
John Ashley
Tommy Novello
John Ashley
Tommy Novello


Jewell Lain
Jewell Lain
Elizabeth Ann Mason
Jewell Lain
Elizabeth Ann Mason


Russ Bender
Russ Bender
Sgt. Harry Donovan
Russ Bender
Sgt. Harry Donovan


Bing Russell
Bing Russell
Lt. Chet Hall
Bing Russell
Lt. Chet Hall


Scott Peters
Scott Peters
Pvt. Wally Zagorsky
Scott Peters
Pvt. Wally Zagorsky
Walter Maslow
Walter Maslow
Pvt. Marty Green
Walter Maslow
Pvt. Marty Green
John McNamara
John McNamara
Colonel Craig
John McNamara
Colonel Craig


Clifford Kawada
Clifford Kawada
Colonel Hiosho
Clifford Kawada
Colonel Hiosho
Robert Tetrick
Robert Tetrick
Pvt. Bill (Capt. Hendry's orderly)
Robert Tetrick
Pvt. Bill (Capt. Hendry's orderly)
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