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Jul 27, 2007 · Rescue Dawn: Directed by Werner Herzog. With Christian Bale, Zach Grenier, Marshall Bell, Toby Huss. A U.S. fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.
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- Adventure, Biography, War
- Werner Herzog
- 2007-07-27
Rescue Dawn is a 2006 epic war drama film written and directed by Werner Herzog. It stars Christian Bale as Dieter Dengler, a German-American pilot who was shot down and captured by villagers sympathetic to the Pathet Lao during an American military campaign in the Vietnam War.
During the Vietnam War, Dieter Dengler (Christian Bale), a U.S. fighter pilot, is shot down over Laos and taken captive by enemy soldiers. Interned in a POW camp, Dengler and his fellow prisoners...
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- Werner Herzog
- PG-13
- Christian Bale
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the 2006 war drama film Rescue Dawn, directed by Werner Herzog and based on a true story. See the full cast and crew list, including Christian Bale, Zach Grenier, Marshall Bell, and more.
Acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog returns to direct his first feature since 2001's Invincible with this dramatic action film inspired by his own 1997 documentary Little Dieter Needs to Fly and ...
Jul 12, 2007 · Werner Herzog's "Rescue Dawn," based on Dengler's experiences, begins early in the Vietnam War, when Dengler is a U.S. Navy pilot stationed on a carrier in the Gulf of Tonkin. At 18, he enlisted to get American citizenship and to fly.
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A U.S. Navy pilot is shot down over Laos and captured by the Vietcong during the Vietnam War. He and another prisoner escape from the jungle camp and try to reach Thailand, but face many dangers and betrayals along the way.
