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2006

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Incomparable director Werner Herzog takes another strange turn in his eclectic career with RESCUE DAWN--a major studio picture starring Christian Bale (BATMAN BEGINS). The film is an adaptation of Herzog's 1997 documentary LITTLE DIETER NEEDS TO FLY, which focused on Dieter Dengler, a pilot who was imprisoned by enemy forces .. Read more

Starring	Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Jeremy Davies, Mr. Tony B. King
Director	Werner Herzog
Genres	Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller

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- The acting pas de deux on display in RESCUE DAWN more than redeems the new movie's occasional blandness (and odd late-inning jingoism). Herzog has yet to return to the peaks of his '70s successes, but this brings them to mind
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- - Time Out
  - 28 Mar 2012 at 03:34
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- - 111
  - 7
  Another Vietnam film? It's okay, this one's rather good..
  
  With so little attention payed to this film it's surprising how well it actually did upon it's release in the US, and disappointing that it got such ... read more »
  
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  - Vivacia
  - 28 reviews
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  - 10 Jan 2008 at 15:51
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- - 0
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  Good film
  
  We enjoyed this fim very much, and the fact that it was
  
  a true story made it even better, well worth watching.
  
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- - a customer
  - 20 Feb 2012 at 14:48
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  Early Vietnam
  
  Based on a true story on early Vietnam War even the the planes had propellers, Christian Bale play a great part
  
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- - a customer
  - 05 Feb 2012 at 14:14
- - 1
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  very good
  
  true story superbly acted by all the cast, very engaging and involving film, virtually all said in whispers, showing incredible strength of human spirit in ... read more »
  
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- 1067490
- - famousdirector
  - 11 reviews
  - 26 Nov 2011 at 21:28
- - 1
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  Amazing Film
  
  Absoloutley amazin film and I think one of Christian Bale`s best roles . I did not even realise it was based on a true story.
  
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- - JennyE
  - 5 reviews
  - Doncaster
  - 16 Nov 2011 at 00:52
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  Gripping movie
  
  This was a great movie and I write this a long while after seeing it. I would get it again, it was that good. Christian Bale is a very able actor.
  
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- - midgelet
  - 8 reviews
  - Amersham
  - 29 Oct 2011 at 22:24
- - 0
  - 0
  Bale out?
  
  Should be renamed The Christian Bale Show. They never leave you in any doubt who the star of this one is, although it did take me quite a time to twig that he ... read more »
  
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  - RitzBalham
  - 7 reviews
  - 27 May 2011 at 19:38
- - 2
  - 0
  Bale at his Fragile best...
  
  So I saw this film the other day called 'Rescue Dawn'. I thought ok, so Christian Bale plays a fighter pilot who is captured in Vietnam and then one day... read more »
  
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  - Jibbet10
  - 52 reviews
  - Chippenham
  - 24 Feb 2011 at 15:25
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  - 13
  Reflective POW escape trampled by a diva
  
  An ego maniac's party piece. Bale tortures himself in a way almost worth enduring but in the end we know he actually loves inflicting this upon everyone in ... read more »
  
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- - RichPickings
  - 150 reviews
  - 'kin Bruges
  - 25 Nov 2010 at 12:53
- - 1
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  Superb true story
  
  Whilst the plot of the film is linear (guy gets shot down, imprisoned, rescued) the content is awesome because it as true as the director could make it.
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- - LoudPedal
  - 23 reviews
  - Maidstone
  - 25 Sep 2010 at 11:00
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  rescue dawn
  
  certainly one of the better war films, enjoyed this movie thoroughly some decent goory bits too, slightly predictable. but a good story, highly recomended!
  
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- - skellywelly
  - 11 reviews
  - leicester
  - 09 Sep 2010 at 01:51
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- - 111
  - 7
  Another Vietnam film? It's okay, this one's rather good..
  
  With so little attention payed to this film it's surprising how well it actually did upon it's release in the US, and disappointing that it got such ... read more »
  
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  - Vivacia
  - 28 reviews
  - London
  - 10 Jan 2008 at 15:51
- - 24
  - 0
  Moving portrayal of one man's plight
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Based on the journal of Dieter Dengler, a uS pilot who went down whilst on a secret operation in the early days of the Vietnam war, Rescue Dawn is a moving ... read more »
  
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  - Meako
  - 59 reviews
  - Sheffield
  - 24 Nov 2007 at 17:26
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  - 2
  bale out
  
  good movie again from bale,oh yeah & its based on a true story too.well worth a look
  
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- - brian green
  - scotland
  - 25 Nov 2007 at 12:51
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  Another Vietnam film! But this one....
  
  I was hyped for this film. Christian Bale in a Vietnam war film? Excellent, I thought. However despite being based on true and somewhat extraordinary events the... read more »
  
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  - Harrow
  - 11 Feb 2008 at 00:11
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  - 6
  Rescue Dawn
  
  Turned it off after an hour
  
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- - a customer
  - London
  - 29 Apr 2008 at 17:11
- - 6
  - 0
  Bale Rules!
  
  Bale did justice to the story of one man's struggle for freedom in Laos doing the Vietnam war. The movie was engaging and interesting.Really superb acting ... read more »
  
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- 503301
- - a customer
  - SW London
  - 11 Dec 2007 at 22:41
- - 6
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  Good Film
  
  This is a story about survival, and the power of the human spirit. It's very well told, and it has some incredible acting in it (from ALL actors). The ... read more »
  
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- - FutureMan
  - 48 reviews
  - London
  - 04 May 2008 at 23:18
- - 5
  - 1
  American propaganda
  
  I quite enjoyed this but my husband rightly bands it as the title because it feels ok to bomb, maim and kill the poor guys from Vietnam and we're supposed ... read more »
  
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- 573597
- - lushusness
  - 3 reviews
  - North Walsham
  - 07 Jun 2008 at 19:26
- - 5
  - 1
  Good Film
  
  Is there a bad Christain Bale Film??
  
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- 590462
- - simonedinburgh
  - 32 reviews
  - Edinburgh
  - 30 Jun 2008 at 13:28
- - 4
  - 0
  PRetty good but not an action/chick flick
  
  This is a serious film with serious acting but it's not a 'disengage brain' kind of film.
  
  Rescue dawn is based on a true story and it ... read more »
  
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  - 156 reviews
  - Northwich
  - 02 Oct 2008 at 17:30

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  Incomparable director Werner Herzog takes another strange turn in his eclectic career with RESCUE DAWN--a major studio picture starring Christian Bale (BATMAN BEGINS). The film is an adaptation of Herzog's 1997 documentary LITTLE DIETER NEEDS TO FLY, which focused on Dieter Dengler, a pilot who was ...

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  Incomparable director Werner Herzog takes another strange turn in his eclectic career with RESCUE DAWN--a major studio picture starring Christian Bale (BATMAN BEGINS). The film is an adaptation of Herzog's 1997 documentary LITTLE DIETER NEEDS TO FLY, which focused on Dieter Dengler, a pilot who was ...