Colonel Joseph Madden (played by John Wayne) is a protagonist in Back to Bataan.
US Army officer tasked with infiltrating Japanese-occupied Philippines to organize local Filipino resistance fighters into guerrillas. He leads multiple attacks on Japanese installations, engineers the rescue of Captain Bonifacio, and later coordinates with American forces during the Leyte landing to secure a strategic village against Japanese counter-attacks. Bertha Barnes (played by Beulah Bondi) is a protagonist in Back to Bataan.
American school teacher who joins the Filipino resistance with her students after the Japanese execute her principal for refusing to lower the American flag. She provides support to the guerrillas and compassionately cares for a wounded resistance student during a critical escape. Dalisay Delgado (played by Fely Franquelli) appears in Back to Bataan.
Bonifacio's sweetheart who initially appears to collaborate with the Japanese by broadcasting propaganda. In reality, she covertly transmits vital intelligence to guerrillas. During a major raid, she publicly reveals her true allegiance on air, rallying the local population to resist Japanese occupation.
Back to Bataan (1945) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Characters
Colonel Joseph Madden
(played by John Wayne) — protagonist
US Army officer tasked with infiltrating Japanese-occupied Philippines to organize local Filipino resistance fighters into guerrillas. He leads multiple attacks on Japanese installations, engineers th...
Bertha Barnes
(played by Beulah Bondi) — protagonist
American school teacher who joins the Filipino resistance with her students after the Japanese execute her principal for refusing to lower the American flag. She provides support to the guerrillas and...
Dalisay Delgado
(played by Fely Franquelli) — supporting
Bonifacio's sweetheart who initially appears to collaborate with the Japanese by broadcasting propaganda. In reality, she covertly transmits vital intelligence to guerrillas. During a major raid, she...
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Barnes joins the Filipino resistance, while Delgado secretly transmits intelligence and later urges Filipinos to rise against the Japanese.
Colonel Joseph Madden → Dalisay Delgado
(Alliance Resistance Contact)
Madden is told that Delgado's apparently pro-Japanese radio broadcasts secretly transmit valuable information to the guerrillas. Her covert work there...
Colonel Joseph Madden → Bertha Barnes
(Alliance Resistance Ally)
Madden's guerrilla group encounters Bertha Barnes after she joins the resistance with her students. She remains with the guerrillas and supports them...
Story Analysis
The film follows resistance, sacrifice, and the eventual American return to the Philippines after the fall of Bataan.
