The Great Raid

original title:
The Great Raid
other titles:
(The Great Raid - Tag der Befreiung)
country / year of production:
USA , Australia / 2005 (x)
original length:
132 min. , color
premiere:
RP: 10 August 2005, Manila
genre:
action
based on:
William B. Breuer. The Great Raid on Cabanatuan. Rescuing the Doomed Ghosts of Bataan and Corregidor. New York: J. Wiley & Sons, 1945.

Hampton Sides. Ghost Soldiers. The Forgotten Epic Story of World War II's Most Dramatic Mission. New York: Doubleday, 2001.
director:
John Dahl
film script:
William B. Breuer , Hampton Sides
producer:
cinematographer:
editor:
composer:
cast (role):
Benjamin Bratt , James Franco , Robert Mammone
more:
plot synopsis:
The film takes place in the Philippines in 1945 and tells the true story of the 6th Ranger Battalion under the commando of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Mucci. Behind enemy lines the troop tries to free over 500 American war prisoners from the Japanese POW.
keywords:
behind enemy lines , prisoners of war , liberation , reconnaissance unit , based on a true story , jungle
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
Forrest Bryant Johnson. Hour of Redemption. The Heroic WW II Saga of America's Most Daring POW Rescue. New York: Warner Books, 2002.
remarks:
Homepage: http://www.miramax.com/thegreatraid/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid_at_Cabanatuan

Was filmed in Australia and China.
availability:
DVD