Red Dawn

original title:
Red Dawn
other titles:
(Die rote Flut)
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original length:
113 min. , color
premiere:
10 August 1984
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plot synopsis:
Russian and Cuban forces have invaded the U.S. and are viciously eliminating the inhabitants of a small town when a group of teens escapes and plans a counterattack. Jed and Robert and six of their friends watch in amazement as the soldiers parachute into their town and start shooting. The teens grab a pick-up truck, stock up on supplies at the local store, and head for the hills. Meanwhile, the men in the town — after a minimal resistance — are rounded up and held at a drive-in theater converted into a concentration camp. The sadistic Soviet military then make them watch acclaimed Russian director Sergei Eisenstein's 1938 classic Alexander Nevsky, as their punishing rehabilitation begins. Meanwhile, after minimal resistance from the adults, a Cuban, Bella is put in charge and is not certain how he can really defeat the teen army. The Soviets and Cubans have so far defeated the American Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force but these teens are really something else. After a successful ambush, the teen guerrillas gear up for future forays, when they are suddenly betrayed by one of their number and by doubts about the morality of what they are doing.
(Eleanor Mannikka for www.allmovie.com)
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"Red Dawn" was also the codename for the operation that led to the capture Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in December 2003. His assumed hiding places that were searched during this operation were caled "Wolverine 1+2". In the movie the highschool kids form a guerilla group they name after their football team, The Wolverines.
The US army used the name for the M-10 tank destroyer which was produced from 1942 to 1945, and was also used by the British army under the name of "Achille".
availability:
VHS NTSC, DVD