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Rescue Dawn (2007)
description written by member Zara:
The film recounts the true story of German-born Dieter Dengler, who dreamed of being a pilot and eventually made his way to the United States, where he joined the military during the Vietnam War era. He was shot down over Vietnam and captured. Eventually he organized an escape with a small band of captives.
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The more I see of Christian Bale, the more I want to see. Bale (Batman Begins, The prestige) was just phenomenal in this story of one man's courage and fortitude.
Werner Herzog is to be commended for putting together a film that tells a story that should inspire all. From the opening beauty of the Thai countryside, marred...
(complete Rescue Dawn review by B Movie Ben)
This is another "based on real events" movie so I wonder how much of it is true to life. There are points in this movie that the main character kept it together a little too well in my opinion. I understand the whole "Kill or be killed/sink or swim/fight of flight" mentality that would take over in real life that the movie...
(complete Rescue Dawn review by The Alpha Craig)
Jarrod gave a decent background of Werner Herzog, so I'll skip that (except to say that horror audiences will know him from his update of Nosferatu, starring Klaus Kinski).
Rescue Dawn is an absolutely fabulous film. There isn't much along the way of action, but so much the better for it. It's really about a group of...
(complete Rescue Dawn review by Zombie Boy)
Rescue Dawn Movie Review by Jarrod  (7/16/2007) |
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'Rescue Dawn' is the latest film from legendary German director Werner Herzog, and it is a harrowing tale of survival. In 1997, Herzog did a documentary about Dieter Dengler, one of a handful of Americans to escape from a POW camp Vietnam, and lived to tell about it. Now, his story has been reworked as a fictionalized...
(complete Rescue Dawn review by Jarrod)
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