The Great Raid (2005)
- Directed by
- John Dahl
- Genre
- drama film, war film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 386 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
During World War II, American soldiers and Filipino guerrilla fighters plan a dangerous mission to rescue hundreds of Allied prisoners from a Japanese camp in the Philippines. The film follows the military operation and the prisoners' harsh conditions.
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What happens
The Great Raid is a 2005 internationally co-produced war film about the Raid at Cabanatuan on the island of Luzon, Philippines during World War II. Directed by John Dahl, the film stars Benjamin Bratt, James Franco, Connie Nielsen, Marton Csokas, Joseph Fiennes with Motoki Kobayashi and Cesar Montano. It showcases the efforts of American soldiers and the Filipino resistance guerrilla, rescuing Allied prisoners of war from a Japanese POW camp. Filming took place from July to November 2002, but its release was delayed several times from the original target of fall 2003. It received mixed reviews from critics, and was a commercial failure, having grossed only $10.8 million against a production budget of $60–80 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Only the Brave (2006)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.