Bat*21 (1988)

Original title

Bat★21

Directed by

Peter Markle

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

R

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 221 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An American air navigator is shot down over Vietnam and must evade capture behind enemy lines. A fellow officer coordinates a dangerous rescue mission to bring him home.

tenseharrowingsuspensefulgrittyrealisticsomberclaustrophobicemotional

What happens

Bat*21 is a 1988 American war drama film directed by Peter Markle, and adapted from the 1980 book by William C. Anderson, novelist and retired United States Air Force colonel. Set during the Vietnam War, the film is a dramatization based upon the rescue of a U.S. air navigator shot down behind enemy lines in Vietnam. The film stars Gene Hackman and Danny Glover with Jerry Reed, David Marshall Grant, Clayton Rohner, Erich Anderson and Joe Dorsey in supporting roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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