In the cast of the movie are angus sampson and steve le marquand in. Kokoda is a 2006 australian war film directed by alister grierson and is based on the. The 39th battalion was an infantry unit of the australian army. Using a mixture of archival footage, interviews and dramatic reconstructions, it tells the story of the fierce and bitter campaign, from the fighting on the ground to the politics behind the battle. May 01, 2017 griersons starting point are the words of the isurava memorial. Kokoda 39th battalion 2006 1080p bluray yts mx uploadgig. Kokoda is well worth the effort to obtain this is the original australian version and it is now more widely available here as kokoda 39th battalion dvd and is very highly recommended. A patrol from 39th australian infantry battalion surveys the uberi valley.
Griersons starting point are the words of the isurava memorial. The first clash occurred at awala on 23 july and the australians fell back to kokoda. On 21 november 2006 the 39th combat support battalion held their first regimental dinner at. The platoon fell back to gorari where they linked up the following day with the leading company of the 39th battalion, a victorian militia unit. Kokoda is a 2010 abc australian broadcasting corporation documentary about the kokoda campaign. Title kokoda year 2006 genre action drama war type movies idmb rating 6. It was the courage, mateship, endurance and sacrifice of the boys and men of the 39th, 214th and 216th battalions, that bound these ordinary individuals together. The movie captures well the horrors of jungle fighting, malaria, dysentery a brave thing to do in a movie and exhaustion. Kokoda 39th battalion, available now on dvd from showbox. Kokoda 1disc special ed dvd depicts the 39th battalion militia.
Japanese forces landed at gona, on the north coast of papua, a week later and quickly moved inland. On 21 november 2006 the 39th combat support battalion held their first regimental dinner at the randwick sergeants mess. The story of kokoda is of men from one of these units, undertrained, underprovisioned sent to face battlehardened japanese soldiers in a desperate effort to save australia. C company and a company of the 39th battalion arrived at deniki on 30 and 31 july respectively. Due to budgetary restrictions, grierson and cowriter john lonie were forced to scale down the story, concentrating. A motley crew of australian militiamen or chocos from the 39th battalion are stationed in a new guinea village just after the. Once there, b company was to secure the airstrip at kokoda, in preparation for an allied buildup along the papuan north coast.
It is interesting to compare with the cinesound newsreel kokoda front line. On 23 july lieutenant colonel william owen, commander of the 39th battalion was flown to kokoda to take command of b company in put in place their defence. First battle for kokoda 28 july 1942 australian kokoda tours. The film is graphic in its depiction of the demands that that environment makes upon you physically. Home forums general forums general discussions kokoda the movie this topic has 9,227 voices and 11 replies. The author victor austin served with the 39th battalion and later with the 2 2nd battalion aif. With jack finsterer, travis mcmahon, simon stone, luke ford. Papuan carriers climb the track in the rain and members of the 39th battalion. Review thanks to dash22 on imdb there is a certain amount of trepidation in approaching a. Members of the 39th battalion are framed from the waist down, trudging through. The movie is about a small group of australian soldiers in that conflict. Kokoda 39th battalion showbox official trailer youtube.
It was originally raised in february 1916 for service during world war i as part of first australian imperial force, with personnel being drawn mainly from the state of victoria. For the japanese, this was the 1st battalion of the 144th infantry regiment, of which the 1st company had faced b company at kokoda. Road to kokoda 1942 clip 1 on aso australias audio and visual. The 39th battalion is the only army unit to have the word kokoda emblazoned on their regimental banner as they were the only unit to actually fight on the kokoda plateau. The japanese pressed on and pushed the small australian force back through oivi to kokoda where the 39th battalions commanding officer, lt colonel w t owen was killed on the night of 2829 july. This clip shows the emotional climax to kokoda front line. Kokoda is set in the desperate struggle to keep the japanese from capturing south papua new guinea. Angus sampson, steve le marquand, christopher james baker and more. Tribute to battle of kokoda late august 1942 kingsbury vc dvd trailer duration. Kokoda calledmaroubra force, and he ordered the 100 strong b company ofthe australian 39th battalion to travel overland along the track to the village of kokoda. This war movie depicts the boys of the 39th battalion militia in desperate times halting the advance of the japanese along the kokoda track. After captain templeton disappeared at oivi, major watson of the pib papuan infantry battalion took command of the troops.
Pg 92 min action, drama, war a bitter battle is fought between australian and japanese soldiers along the kokoda trail in new guinea during world war ii. During world war ii, a vastly outnumbered force of australian soldiers battles a ruthless japanese foe along the kokoda trail in new guinea. From internet movie firearms database guns in movies, tv and video games. Once at kokoda captain sam templeton assigned each platoon defensive positions to engage and the company made the best endeavor to protect the area. A bitter battle is fought between australian and japanese soldiers along the kokoda trail in new guinea during world war ii.
Between 3 and 18 december 1942 the battalion lost eight officers and 220 men killed and wounded. Mar 17, 2020 b company of the 39th battalion arrive at kokoda 14 july 1942 b company arrived in kokoda in fairly good condition. After a full day of walking, the men are exhausted. Mar 17, 2020 on 23 july lieutenant colonel william owen, commander of the 39th battalion was flown to kokoda to take command of b company in put in place their defence. The campaign consisted of a series of battles fought between july and november 1942 in what was then the australian territory of papua. The kokoda track campaign or kokoda trail campaign was part of the pacific war of world war ii. Kokoda also known as kokoda 39th battalion is a 2006 australian war film directed by alister grierson and is based on the experiences of australian troops fighting japanese forces during the 1942 kokoda track campaign. First battle for kokoda 28 july 1942 australian kokoda. Making up part of the 10th brigade, it was attached to the 3rd division and served on the western front. The japanese pressed on and pushed the small australian force back through oivi to kokoda where the 39th battalion s commanding officer, lt colonel w t owen was killed on the night of 2829 july. The 39th australian infantry battalion 19411943 existed as a unit for only twenty months of world war ii, but its story is one of the most unusual and proudest in the annals of australian military history. Kokoda 1disc special ed dvd depicts the 39th battalion. The film concerns itself with a small group of australian militia cut off by a rapid and stunningly. B company of the 39th battalion arrive at kokoda 14 july.
Review thanks to dash22 on imdb there is a certain amount of trepidation in approaching a war film in the current climate of antiwar sentiment. A fearsome force of japanese fighters land on the northern coast of papua new guinea. Kokoda 2010 internet movie firearms database guns in. The following weapons were used in the film kokoda. Sep 06, 2008 the 39th battalion is the only army unit to have the word kokoda emblazoned on their regimental banner as they were the only unit to actually fight on the kokoda plateau. Viewing 12 posts 1 through 12 of 12 total author posts 08032006 at 6.
It was primarily a land battle, between the japanese south seas detachment under major general tomitaro horii and australian and papuan land forces under. Kokoda follows a lost platoon of australian soldiers cut off from their supply line on the kokoda track during the battle for isurava in 1940s papua, new guinea. Nonton kokoda 2006 nonton kokoda gratis di, pusat nonton film movie terbaru bioskop atau serial tv terlengkap dengan subtitle indonesia subtitle inggris. This is a production still from the 2006 movie kokoda that closely resemble the famous photo. The crescendo comes with the final sequence in the film, in which parer is. Exhausted, the 39th was relieved and sent down the track to koitaki to rest. Apr 25, 2006 nonton kokoda 2006 nonton kokoda gratis di, pusat nonton film movie terbaru bioskop atau serial tv terlengkap dengan subtitle indonesia subtitle inggris. The 39th b company and troops from the papuan infantry battalion pib reached kokoda on 15 july. Tidak perlu capekcapek keluar rumah mengantri dan membayar lebih untuk menonton di bioskop, cukup memiliki pclaptop atau smartphone dan koneksi internet, kamu sudah bisa. A bitter battle is fought between australian and japanese soldiers along the kokoda trail in. The battalion was commanded by lieutenant colonel tsukamoto hatsuo. The 39th battalion existed as a unit for only 2o months of world war ii, but its story is one of the most unusual and proudest in the annals of australian military history.