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Jul 4, 2007 · Rescue Dawn - Metacritic. 2007. PG-13. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) 2 h 5 m. Summary Based on the true story of an American pilot, Dieter Dengler is shot down during a top-secret mission. Taken hostage, he endures unimaginable conditions at the hands of cruel captors in a makeshift POW camp. Dengler's iron will to survive guides him and fellow ...
Rescue Dawn. 2006 · 2 hr 6 min. PG-13. Drama · Action · War. Based on the true story of a captured German-American fighter pilot in the Vietnam War who plans a daring escape after suffering abuse by his captors. Subtitles: English. Starring: Christian Bale Jeremy Davies Steve Zane. Directed by: Werner Herzog.
Our review: Parents say Not yet rated Rate movie. Kids say ( 7 ): By turns exciting and disturbing, Rescue Dawn showcases writer-director Werner Herzog 's signature interests in moral ambiguities and emotional adversities. While the wide shots of the jungle can be breathtaking, close-up scenes of abused bodies and maggots (which serve as lunch ...
Jul 3, 2007 · Rescue Dawn. Toward the end of World War II, a little German boy named Dieter Dengler looked out a second-story window of his house in the Black Forest and saw an American fighter plane skim past him, almost close enough to touch. Its cockpit canopy was open and the child could see the face of the hot young pilot, thrilled by his stunt.
Rescue Dawn is a harrowing and totally realistic trip to Hell, via the humid, scorching jungle and his sadistic captors. Rescue Dawn is a riveting tale of survival and perseverance that is raw and gritty. The cinematography is excellent and the score is powerful, but subtle.
Rescue Dawn is a dramatic rendering of his 1997 short "Little Dieter Needs To Fly" ,about Vietnam vet Dieter Dengler who was captured by the Viet Cong( indeed he was actually captured twice but this film is based on the second occasion) but escaped and fought through dense jungle crawling with enemy soldiers before being rescued.
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