The battle of leyte gulf was the greatest naval engagement in history. Uss abner read dd 526 afire and sinking in leyte gulf, november 1, 1944, after being hit by a kamikaze. Watch the raiders of leyte gulf movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. The important events will be depicted in the light of the major strategic plan adopted for better use of the strengths of the forces by competent authority of both side of america and. The engagement, fought in waters near the phillipoine islands of leyte, luzon, and samar, took place from october 2326. To begin, he argues that the battle of leyte gulf was in actuality a series of battles, not a single battle, a point which he. Raiders of leyte gulf dvd, 2001 for sale online ebay. Battle of leyte gulfpostscript i weapons and warfare. Raiders of leyte gulf movie quotes rotten tomatoes.
World war ii naval staff histories royal australian navy. The course of the war had not been altered by what occurred there in philippine waters. This one features sadistic bucktoothed japanese soldiers. Cast and crew credits for the raiders of leyte gulf, 1963, directed by eddie romero, with jennings sturgeon, michael parsons, efren reyes, at turner classic movies. This rugged locationshot war actioner dramatizes events leading up to one of the key pacific battles between allied and japanese forces.
The raiders of leyte gulf,the raiders of leyte gulf. Jennings sturgeon emmett wilson, michael parsons lieutenant robert grimm, efren reyes captain shirai akira, eddie mesa angel zabala, leopoldo salcedo colonel lino sebastian, liza moreno aida rivas, oscar keesee jr. The crossing the equator ceremonial photos were also in his collection, of which i had never seen before. Fuchidas raiders had also failed to damage pearl harbors repair shops. Leyte gulf 2326 october 1944 japanese order of battle. In fact the battle was four separate actions, none of which were fought in the gulf itself, and the result was the destruction of japanese naval power in the pacific. The raiders of leyte gulf jennings sturgeon michael parsons efren reyes 1963 during world war ii, a u. The battle for leyte gulf october 2326 1944 the japanese surface forces. Photography wars and events world war ii battle of leyte gulf.
Although delayed by a storm, the rangers were on suluan and dinagat by 1230. The raiders of leyte gulf 1962 the raiders of leyte gulf. No pinholes or tape and has never been hung or displayed. The third fleet as of dawn 24 october 1944 admiral william f. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. This book is a detailed and comprehensive account of the fighting from both sides.
Leyte gulf naval chess game board game boardgamegeek. Douglas macarthurs stirring, theatrically stirring, promise to return to and liberate the philippines in world war ii there arose a guerilla indigenous resistance movement there, as well as some pointed attention prior to an allied attack. Raiders of leyte gulf 1963 is a lowlowbudget movie from filipino director eddie romero. Battle of leyte gulf, october 2326, 1944, decisive air and sea battle of world war ii that crippled the japanese combined fleet, permitted u. Army officer michael parsons and his filipino comrades must rescue a prisoner jennings sturgeon from a japanese garrison. The raiders of leyte gulf 1962 trailer ww2 war film. The guns have been silent since oct 26, 1944, but the battle for leyte gulf still is a battle of opinions and memories. Maya was sunk by uss dace ss 247, during the opening stages of the battle of leyte gulf, october 23, 1944. But, perhaps just as significant, the course of the war was permitted to continue as a result of the leyte gulf battle. It was the first film produced by the newlyformed hemisphere pictures, a threeway partnership involving filipino director eddie romero, american producers kane w. Army officer michael parsons and his filipino comrades must rescue a prisoner jennings sturgeon from a japanese garris. For instance, while some of us see pearl harbor as an overlong sappy love story, there is something undeniably thrilling and masterful about its attack sequences. The raiders of leyte gulf 1962 the raiders of leyte.
The raiders of leyte gulf 1963 cast and crew moviefone. An american spy, emmett wilson, is captured by the japanese while making a reconnaissance of leyte gulf in preparation for an american invasion. Raiders of the leyte gulf 1963 directed by eddie romero. Most of the films in this subgenre are undistinguished and difficult to enjoy, but raiders is bad even by romeros standards, a singularly uninspiring and exceedingly dull attempt at a war story. The raiders of leyte gulf trailer 1963 video detective. The battle of leyte gulf was a battle between opposing nations whose fortunes could not have been more different.
Raiders of leyte gulf 1963longunavailable philippine film from the early 1960s is a throwback to the propaganda that hollywood produced during wwii. It was the largest naval battle in history and one of the last major sea battles to use traditional line of battle tactics. With leopoldo salcedo, michael parsons, efren reyes, jennings sturgeon. The correct answer to this open question is the following. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film.
Macarthurs original plan for retaking the philippines was to invade mindanao at sarangani bay on 25 october 1944 to secure airfields from which to cover the invasion of leyte on. The japanese fleet sortied in response to the invasion, leading to the battle of leyte gulf. Leyte gulf was not a decisive battle in the same sense that the battle of midway had been. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. Army officer michael parsons and his filipino comrades must rescue a prisoner. Battle of leyte gulf in pictures war history online. Preliminary operations for the leyte invasion began at dawn on 17 october with minesweeping operations and the movement of the 6th rangers toward three small islands in leyte gulf. The protagonists are american pows and philippine guerrillas who are setting the stage for macarthurs return.
Leyte gulf2325 october 1944the largest naval battle in history, was precipitated by the u. The condition of this item is brand new mint condition. It was the first film produced by the newlyformed hemisphere pictures, a threeway partnership involving filipino director eddie romero, american producer kane w. Dowell father while he was treating patients on the island of haiti. Aug 31, 2010 a condensed version of the naval action off the island of samar in what can be described as a victory against all odds. The raiders of leyte gulf,the raiders of leyte gulf the raiders of leyte gulf. A filipino women stands in the pool among seven large bronze statues at the macarthur landing memorial national park near tacloban, leyte, philipinnes, nov. Batlefied s2e5 the battle of leyte gulf vasile iuga. Carrying out the landings at leyte were the amphibious ships of the seventh fleet commanded by vice adm.
Oct 10, 2012 batlefied s2e5 the battle of leyte gulf vasile iuga. Battles for leyte gulf the united states third fleet. Ship types key cv fleet aircraftcarrier cvl light fleet aircraftcarrier bb battleship ca heavy cruiser cl light cruiser dd destroyer. The raiders of leyte gulf is a 1963 philippineamerican film directed by eddie romero. Director romero would go on to a busy career in horror and other genres. Jennings sturgeon michael parsons efren reyes 1963 during world war ii, a u. The japanese sought to converge three naval forces on leyte gulf.
Army officer michael parsons and his filipino comrades must rescue a prisoner jennings sturgeon from a japanese. The battle of leyte gulf october 2228, 1944 was the greatest naval engagement in history. The japanese sought to converge three naval forces on leyte gulf, and successfully diverted. Halsey in battleship new jerseythird fleet consisted essentially of task force 38 nominally under the tactical command of vice admiral mitscher and logistical support units. The item youve selected was not added to your cart. What ships were present at the battle of leyte gulf. Comprises 4 scenarios of the different phases of the battle. However, with eddie romeros the raiders of leyte gulf, i found myself feeling uneasy, as it is a war film. When a game goes out of print, im never sure whether to be sad its gone, or proud that we made a product successful enough to sell out.
The battle of leyte gulf was fought from october 2326 1944 and was the largest naval battle of world war ii. Watch the latest the raiders of leyte gulf trailer on video detective. The stage was being set for the battle of leyte gulf. The raiders of leyte gulf, us poster, douglas macarthur top, 1963. The thesis of this essay is to find out the important decisions, planning and action taken by the american and japanese forces during leyte gulf operations, which was a major event of the battle in world war ii.
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During the summer and fall of 1944, historys greatest naval battles raged in the western pacific ocean, as the united states fought to finally subdue the japanese empire, and the imperial navy put up fanatical resistance to the last possible moment. Raiders of leyte gulf dvd movie video at cd universe, 80 minute dvd about the japanese brutality that failed in sudan during wwi, enjoy top rated service and worldwide shipping. Naval operations off ceylon and naval operations at the capture of diego suarez operation ironclad. Labanan sa look ng leyte is considered to have been the largest naval battle of world war ii and is, by some criteria, a contender for the title largest naval battle in history, with over 200,000 naval personnel involved.
This was a dramatic, decisive battle of annihilation, particularly at sea. Leyte gulf naval chess game is a relatively fast and simple combined operations game about the decisive allied offensive in the. It was just a matter of details, logistics, and a few more crushing victories before they could go home. The raiders of leyte gulf is yet another black and white ww2 flick shot in the philippines in the early 1960s by exploitation director eddie romero. The raiders of leyte gulf movie poster style a 27 x. An american soldier is sent to secretly gather vital information near the island of leyte in the philippines.
Click on the battle for leyte gulf to view it full screen. A commando force is sent to rescue an american intelligence agent in the philippines during wwii. This world war ii clash followed the allied landing at the philippine island of leyte in october 1944. It may well be regarded as the largest naval battle in military history. The raiders of leyte gulf 1963 during world war ii, a u. Actor age check how old was leopoldo salcedo in raiders. Battle of leyte gulf newspaper archives newspaperarchive.