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Rescue Dawn is a 2006 epic war drama film written and directed by Werner Herzog. It stars Christian Bale as Dieter Dengler, a German-American pilot who was shot down and captured by villagers sympathetic to the Pathet Lao during an American military campaign in the Vietnam War.
Jul 27, 2007 · Rescue Dawn: Directed by Werner Herzog. With Christian Bale, Zach Grenier, Marshall Bell, Toby Huss. A U.S. fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.
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- Adventure, Biography, War
- Werner Herzog
- 2007-07-27
During the Vietnam War, Dieter Dengler (Christian Bale), a U.S. fighter pilot, is shot down over Laos and taken captive by enemy soldiers. Interned in a POW camp, Dengler and his fellow prisoners...
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- Werner Herzog
- PG-13
- Christian Bale
Christian Bale is a U.S. prisoner of war in Vietnam who leads a plan to escape his brutal captors. 2,099 IMDb 7.3 2 h 5 min 2007. X-Ray PG-13. Drama · Action · Dark · Exciting. Available to rent or buy. Rent.
- 125 min
Oct 5, 2012 · However, an unexpected betrayal splits the group and Dieter and Duane find that the jungle is their actual prison. Directed by Werner Herzog and starring Zach Grenier, Marshall Bell, Christian ...
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Jul 12, 2007 · Werner Herzog's "Rescue Dawn," based on Dengler's experiences, begins early in the Vietnam War, when Dengler is a U.S. Navy pilot stationed on a carrier in the Gulf of Tonkin. At 18, he enlisted to get American citizenship and to fly.
A U.S. Navy pilot is shot down over Laos during the Vietnam War and faces torture, starvation and betrayal in a prisoner camp. He plans an escape with another prisoner and faces more dangers in the jungle and the river before being rescued.
