Underplayed Gems

Behind Enemy Lines (1986)

Behind Enemy Lines poster
Original title
P.O.W. The Escape
Directed by
Gideon Amir
Genre
action film, war film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
R
Rating
4.6 of 10 from 30 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

During the Vietnam War, a group of American prisoners of war make a deal with the commander of their camp. They agree to help him escape to the West with his treasure, but greed and mistrust threaten their plan.

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What happens

P.O.W. The Escape is a 1986 American war film directed by Gideon Amir and starring David Carradine, Charles Grant, Mako and Steve James. It is a loose re-imagining of the plot of Vera Cruz, transposing it from the Second Franco-Mexican War to the Vietnam War. In the story, a group of captive U.S. soldiers forge a pact with the commander of their North Vietnamese camp to help him defect to the West with his personal treasure, but the lure of quick gain soon tests their fragile alliance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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