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Jun 20, 2007 · "Rescue Dawn" is based on the true story of Navy Lt. Dieter Dengler, who was shot down in 1966 during a top-secret mission to destroy Viet Cong strongholds in Laos. Lieutenant Dengler, played by actor Christian Bale, was captured and subjected to brutal torture.
Rescue Dawn is based on the true story of Dieter Dengler, a charismatic pilot who was shot down in Laos while on a covert attack mission for the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. A few months after being captured in 1966, Dengler and other POWs who were being held captive targeted July 4 for their mass escape.
1966 escape and rescue. Career post-imprisonment. Later life and death. In film and literature. Awards and decorations. References. External links. Dieter Dengler (May 22, 1938 – February 7, 2001) was a German-born United States Navy aviator who was shot down over Laos and captured during the Vietnam War.
Jul 4, 2007 · His first Hollywood feature, “Rescue Dawn” is a dramatic interpretation of the true-life ordeal of U.S. Navy pilot Dieter Dengler, who escaped from a Laotian prisoner-of-war camp and...
Jun 22, 2007 · "Rescue Dawn" is based on the true story of Navy Lt. Dieter Dengler, who was shot down in 1966 during a top-secret mission to destroy Viet Cong strongholds in Laos. Dengler, played by actor Christian Bale, was captured and subjected to brutal torture.
Jul 6, 2007 · David Edelstein. Listen. Rescue Dawn, the first Hollywood feature from German New Wave director Werner Herzog, is the true story of Dieter Dengler, the only U.S. pilot to sucessfully escape...
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.
