In his last film, Jeff Chandler takes on the title role, as General Frank Merrill, leading his troops behind Japanese lines in WWII Burma, through harsh jungle terrain, and frequent skirmishes with their enemy, to a final showdown at the strategically important Myitkyina. Samuel Fuller's film is based on the true story of General Merrill and his troops: the 5,307th Composite Unit.
Merrill's Marauders is a Film programme that first aired in 1962 and has been classified a U certificate.
