Bat 21

original title:
Bat 21
other titles:
(BAT 21 - Mitten im Feuer)
country / year of production:
USA / 1988
original length:
105 min. , color
premiere:
21 October 1988
genre:
Thriller
based on:
William C. Anderson. Bat-21. Based on the true story of Lieutenant Colonel Iceal E. Hambleton, USAF. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, 1980.
director:
Peter Markle
film script:
William C. Anderson
producer:
Jerry Reed
cinematographer:
Mark Irwin
editor:
composer:
cast (role):
Gene Hackman (Lieutenant Colonel Iceal Hambleton) , Danny Glover (Captain Bartholomew Clark) , Jerry Reed (Colonel George Walker) , David Marshall Grant (Ross Carver) , Clayton Rohner (Sergeant Harley Rumbaugh) , Gene Hackman , David Marshall Grant , Danny Glover , Jerry Reed , Clayton Rohner
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plot synopsis:
During the Vietnam war, a U.S. observation plane is hit by a V.C. missile. The only survivor of the crew is the Lieutenant Colonel Iceal Hambleton, an expert in missile weaponry. Because of his knowledge, it is crucial to rescue him before the Vietcong get their hands on him. It's a very difficult task because the enemy is listening to Hambleton's radio transmissions - and he knows it.
keywords:
behind enemy lines , escape , reconnaissance unit , rocket
war:
Vietnam War (1946-1975)
literature:
Darrel D. Whitcomb. The Rescue of Bat 21. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1998.

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availability:
VHS, DVD