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

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)

Trailer

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