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The Great Raid (DVD, 2006, Widescreen)

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Director John Dahl switches genres from film noir (THE LAST SEDUCTION, RED ROCK WEST) to military actioner with THE GREAT RAID. Following the 1942 Bataan Death March, thousands of U.S. and Filipino soldiers were imprisoned by the Japanese in a POW camp in Cabantauan in the Philippines. Brutalized, starved, and tortured, the prisoners languished in the camp for nearly three years. But in January 1945, an American battalion, with the help of Filipino guerrillas, planned a daring mission--some called it suicide--to rescue the five hundred U.S. soldiers still alive there. The film is told in glorious detail. The story is based on two books, THE GREAT RAID: RESCUING THE DOOMED GHOSTS OF BATAAN AND CORREGIDOR by William B. Breuer and GHOST SOLDIERS: THE EPIC ACCOUNT OF WORLD WAR II'S GREATEST RESCUE MISSION by Hampton Sides. In addition, several men involved in the raid served as consultants on the project. The result is a thrilling, agonizing, and unforgettable war movie like they used to make in the 1940s and 1950s, a celebration of the human spirit. THE GREAT RAID stars Benjamin Bratt as Lt. Colonel Mucci, an offbeat military man who puts his faith in young Captain Prince (James Franco) to lead the dangerous mission. Among the men imprisoned in the camp are Joseph Fiennes as the ailing Major Gibson and Marton Csokas as Captain Redding, who is always trying to escape. Connie Nielsen adds romantic tension as a war widow smuggling much-needed medicine into the camp.

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UPC0786936710656

eBay Product ID (ePID)52429003

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ActorBenjamin Bratt, James Franco

EditionWidescreen

RatingR

Movie/TV TitleGreat Raid

DirectorJohn Dahl

FormatDVD

Release Year2006

GenreDrama

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureUSA

Display FormatWidescreen

Leading RoleBenjamin Bratt, James Franco

Film CountryUSA

Release Date20060516

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by mikepiglips
27 Jun, 2016
The Fifth Rangers finally see Action in WWII .
After extensive training the Fifth Rangers finally get to use their field craft to retrieve over 500 US American prisoners held by the Japanese this entire mission is over stepping for the American Military command's and more then 25,000 US troops are used but this story just covers the recovery of the American Prisoners and for those who like myself who had their fathers involved in this landing in one way or another it helps to understand what the struggle in a small part was about .
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by garyplains65
16 Feb, 2021
Great movie
I'm a fan of history and if you are as well then you have to get this movie. Alot of action towards the end and true horrific accountability.
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by talhew-11
01 Aug, 2023
Appreciate alot
Very good
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by classie_baby
31 May, 2016
Action packed with no specific character
excellent no single character of the movie; action of the movie did not drag. A heart rendering movie
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by anha_2825
10 Jun, 2020
good movie
based on true facts n filiming was excellent
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by dave83mac
08 Sep, 2020
true tale
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by loadram123
14 Nov, 2018
Educational.
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