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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 0027616093578
Label: MGM Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: MGM Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM Home Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 20, 2007
Running Time: 125 minutes
Sales Rank: 473
Studio: MGM Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: July 27, 2007
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Product Description:
Real-life story of a US fighter pilot Dengler shot down and captured during the Vietnam War. Christian Bale as Dengler plans a death-defying escape.System Requirements:Run time: 126 MinutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/MILITARY & WAR Rating: PG-13 UPC: 027616093578 Manufacturer No: M109357
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In the tradition of The Great Escape and The Deer Hunter, Rescue Dawn is Werner Herzog's take on the pulse-pounding POW genre. Unlike most such efforts, however, his isn't just based on a true story, it's a remake of his 1997 documentary Little Dieter Needs to Fly. German-born Dieter Dengler (Christian Bale, who first made his mark in Steven Spielberg’s prison camp drama Empire of the Sun) has longed to pilot a plane since he was a boy. When he joins the Navy during the Vietnam War, he gets his wish. Then he's shot down over Laos. Though he survives, Dengler is captured by the Pathet Lao. Through his internment, he meets Duane Martin (Steve Zahn in his finest performance), with whom he becomes fast friends. While Dengler is arrogant and resourceful, Martin is patient and humble. With Dengler's assistance, the prisoners escape, but the untamed wilderness turns out to be just as dangerous (cinematographer Peter Zeitlinger ably captures its cruel beauty). Those who've seen Little Dieter know how this tale ends. Suffice to say, Herzog's reenactment makes for rousing entertainment. If the film has a flaw, it's that the rah-rah finale plays like something from out of a mainstream sports movie. That quibble aside, the actors, including Jeremy Davies as a delusional campmate and Toby Huss as a fellow flyer, are aces. And Herzog, who's been concentrating on nonfiction, like Grizzly Man, proves he can direct a Hollywood-style action epic with the best of 'em. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Rating: - A story of courage
Inspired by the true story of Dieter Dengler's (Christian Bale) ordeals during the Vietnam war, Rescue Dawn follows Lt. Dengler on his very first combat mission.Prior to the primary ground battles, U.S. troops flew bombing raids missions into Laos, and it is during one such excursion in 1965 that Dengler's plane took ground-fire that caused a crash.
While jungle survival videos produced by the military were supposed to keep a downed pilot safe in Dengler's situation, they did no such ... Read More
Rating: - Fat, thin, fat, thin...
Rescue Dawn starring Christian Bale is an interesting and deeply profound film based on a true story. This film is inspirational and doesn't sugar coat anything that occured during the Vietnam War. Bale sure digs himself into the character, he's definitely a method actor, who could transform his body like the way he does? I've never seen an actor gain and lose weight as quicky as him, also watch The Machinist and you'll what I mean. Steve Zahn also stars and he is absolutely brillant in this, I always ... Read More
Rating:  - Average movie...
incredible true story. Well acted, but we've seen similar before. What's different are the details. This man's determination and courage should be seen by all.
Rating:  - Terrific film; great story
I saw this movie coming and I was very surprised it did not make a bigger impact at the box office. In fact, it was out of the theaters so quickly I missed it, so I waited for the recent DVD release. I was not disappointed.
Rescue Dawn tells the true story of Dieter Dengler, a Navy pilot shot down and taken prisoner in the Vietnam conflict. The movie title is a little bit misleading, since the movie does not center on a "rescue" so much as it does the escape and survival of the prisoners. ... Read More
Rating: - Familiar POW Drama Lacks Punch
Werner Herzog, the filmmaker behind such legendary films as "Fitzcarraldo", "Aguirre: The Wrath of God" and the documentary "Grizzly Man" among many others, made a documentary called "Little Dieter Needs to Fly" almost a decade ago. The filmmaker follows Dieter Dengler, a pilot with the United States Navy during the Vietnam War, as Dengler revisits the country where he was shot down and taken prisoner and as he returns to his home country of Germany. Herzog believed the story to be so powerful that he ... Read More
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