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The Great Raid
2005
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. Brutalised, 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 .. Read more
| Starring | Natalie Jackson Mendoza, Dale Dye, Craig McLachlan, Benjamin Bratt |
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| Director | John Dahl |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
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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. Brutalised, 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 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 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.
| Starring | Natalie Jackson Mendoza, Dale Dye, Craig McLachlan, Benjamin Bratt, James Franco, Robert Mammone, Max Martini, Joseph Fiennes, Marton Csokas, Natalie |
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| Director | John Dahl |
| Studio | WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 4 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 2 hrs 7 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 7 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama |
| Language | DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English Blu-ray: English |
| Dubbed | German, Spanish, Italian |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English, German, Italian, Spanish |
| Released | Production year: 2005 On LOVEFiLM Instant: LOVEFiLM Instant: 01 Jun 2012 To Rent: DVD: 12 Jun 2006 |
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not to be missed!
This is one of those few films that you really must see. Based on true events during the war in 1945, this film is a real eye opener and reminder of some of the... read more »
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Average War Drama
Average WW2 film which rattles along nicely, plenty of action but no real character development. It is based on an actual event and has real footage to give it ... read more »
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Good, true story
Ah, where would we be without the US Marines to the rescue. A good, true story with interesting actual film footage at the end. However, I seem to think that ... read more »
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Quite good but could have been better
I had just read the book 'Ghost Soldiers' on which this film is based. With the facts of this true story fresh in my mind, I watched the Great Raid.
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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. Brutalised, ...
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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. Brutalised, starved, and tortured, the prisoners languished in the camp for nearly three years. But in January 1945, an American battalion, ...
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