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Vera Miles as human bait for Nazi gold? The 60s were WILD.
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Mission Batangas (1968)

Pulpy war adventureB-movie swaggerColonial nostalgia trip

Overview

AdventureActionWar

Dennis Weaver is a mercenary pilot in the Pacific during WW2. He agrees to help Vera Miles steal the Phillipine treasury of gold away from the conquering Japanese forces.

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Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Low-budget Pacific War sets have charming cardboard ambition.

Acting

Vera Miles doing heavy lifting in thankless 'bait' role.

Best for:Solo: Perfect Sunday afternoon with zero expectations.·Background: Fold laundry to postwar adventure radio energy.·Rewatch: Only if you grew up on this very specific nonsense.
Heads up:Violence: 1968 war movie casualness about Japanese stereotypes throughout.
Keith Larsen

Director

Keith Larsen

ReleasedNov 15, 1968
Runtime1h 40m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feellight

Top Cast

Vera Miles

Vera Miles

Joan Barnes

Keith Larsen

Keith Larsen

Colonel Turner

Dennis Weaver

Dennis Weaver

Chip Corbett

Vic Diaz

Vic Diaz

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Trivia

Keith Larsen had just finished playing an Apache chief on TV and apparently thought 'why not also direct a war movie?'

Cultural

This is peak 'Americans save Philippine gold' fantasy cinema, completely ignoring actual Filipino resistance history.

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