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Bat*21 is a 1988 American war drama film directed by Peter Markle, and adapted from the 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 rescue of Bat 21 Bravo, the call sign for Iceal "Gene" Hambleton (a navigator aboard an EB-66 aircraft shot down behind North Vietnamese lines), was the "largest, longest, and most complex search-and-rescue" operation during the Vietnam War.
Oct 21, 1988 · Bat*21: Directed by Peter Markle. With Gene Hackman, Danny Glover, Jerry Reed, David Marshall Grant. During the Vietnam War, Colonel Hambleton's aircraft is shot down over enemy territory and a frantic rescue operation ensues.
Sep 11, 2015 · Bat*21 is a 1988 war film directed by Peter Markle, and adapted from the 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. signals intelligence expert shot down behind enemy lines in Vietnam.
“BAT*21” is the kind of lean, no-nonsense war film Hollywood used to make back before the subject became burdened with metaphysical insights. It's the story of a middle-aged Air Force colonel's attempt to survive behind enemy lines, where he has no business being in the first place, and about how a stubborn spotter pilot returns time and ...
Lacking survival skills and unfamiliar with the harsh terrain in Vietnam, Hambleton is forced to fight for his life as he witnesses the shocking horrors of war.
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Jan 20, 2019 · Bat*21 (1988) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p] Directed by Peter Markle. With Gene Hackman, Danny Glover and Jerry Reed. Bat*21 Blu-ray : https://amzn.to/4cXMwi5 Bat*21 DVD : https://amzn.to/49OFMAa...
Bat 21. Amazing true story: an Air Force intelligence officer, shot down in enemy territory during the Vietnam War, aids his airborne rescuer by following from memory a map of his favorite golf holes while fighting to survive. 1,265 IMDb 6.5 1 h 44 min 1988. R. Drama · Action · Military and War · Serious. This video is currently unavailable.
During the Vietnam war, a U.S. observation plane is hit by a missile. The only survivor of the crew is the Lieutenant Colonel Iceal Hambleton, an expert in missile weaponry. Because of his knowledge, it is crucial to rescue him before the Vietcong get their hands on him.
Working with an Air Force reconnaissance pilot, Capt. Bartholomew Clark, he maps out an escape route. Lt. Col. Iceal "Ham" Hambleton is a weapons countermeasures expert and when his aircraft is shot over enemy territory the Air Force very much wants to get him back.
