Film · Fall of the Philippines
So Proudly We Hail!
The production
Released 1943
United States · Film
The history
December 1941 – May 1942
US Army nurses serve and evacuate under fire during the fall of the Philippines · 1941–1942
- 🎬 Director
- Mark Sandrich
- ⚔️ Campaign
- Philippines campaign
- 📍 Theater
- Pacific
- 🎭 Genre
- Combat, Civilian
- 🌍 Country
- United States
- 🕐 Runtime
- 126 minutes
- 🎞️ Perspective
- Allied
- 📺 Production type
- Film
- 🗺️ Battle
- Battle of Corregidor
Synopsis
A group of US Army nurses serves under increasingly desperate conditions during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, tending to wounded soldiers through the retreat to Bataan and Corregidor. The film culminates in their harrowing evacuation as the islands fall.
Historical Context
US Army and Navy nurses served through the fall of the Philippines in 1941–1942, enduring the siege of Corregidor before many were evacuated or, in some cases, captured and interned by the Japanese.
Historical Accuracy
Loosely based on accounts of real Army nurses who served in the Philippines, though characters and specific events are fictionalized composites.
Cast & Crew
Directed by Mark Sandrich
Cast: Claudette Colbert, Paulette Goddard, Veronica Lake, George Reeves
Where It Fits in WWII
Positioned at December 1941 – May 1942 within the Fall of the Philippines phase of the war, as part of the Philippines campaign. This is entry 53 of 150 in the chronological archive.
- Army nurses
- Philippines
- Corregidor
- evacuation
- wartime propaganda
