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Rescue Dawn is a 2006 epic war drama film written and directed by Werner Herzog, based on an adapted screenplay written from his 1997 documentary film Little Dieter Needs to Fly. The film stars Christian Bale and is based on the true story of German-American pilot Dieter Dengler , who was shot down and captured by villagers sympathetic to the ...
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Jul 27, 2007 · 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.
- Werner Herzog
- 2 min
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Jul 12, 2007 · Assigned to a secret, illegal bombing mission over Laos, he is shot down, and the film involves his experiences as a prisoner of war, his escape and his harrowing fight for survival in the jungle. He was one of only seven Americans to escape from a Viet Cong POW camp and live.
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
A U.S. fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War. In 1965, while bombing Laos in a classified mission, the propeller plane of the German-American US Navy pilot Dieter Dengler is hit and crashes in the jungle.
Overview. A US Fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.
Jul 3, 2007 · Based on a true story, which Herzog previously explored in the 1997 documentary Little Dieter Needs To Fly, Rescue Dawn recounts the captivity and escape of U.S. Navy pilot Dieter Dengler (...