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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.
- $3.1 million
- October 21, 1988
- Michael Balson, Gary A. Neill, Jerry Reed
- Christopher Young
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.
- (9.4K)
- Peter Markle
- R
- Drama, War
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.
A war film about a desk officer who parachutes into the jungle and is rescued by a spotter pilot, based on the real-life story of Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton. Ebert praises the film's authenticity, performances and humor, and compares it to the war film tradition of The Great Escape.
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.
- Sep 11, 2015
- 14.8K
- Fear Monger
Bat 21. Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton (Gene Hackman) is shot down behind enemy lines during the waning days of the Vietnam War. His only connection to the outside world is through radio transmission...
- (17)
- Action
- R
Watch Bat 21 | Prime Video. Home. Store. Live TV. Categories. 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. 1,252 IMDb 6.5 1 h 44 min 1988. R.
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