Video details: 'Rescue Dawn'
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| Rating: |  Parents Strongly Cautioned
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| Studio: | MGM Home Entertainment |
| Running time: | 126 minutes | | Media count: | |
| Format: | AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | | Aspect ratio: | 1.85:1 | | Encoding: | Region 1 |
| UPC: | 027616093578 |
| Average Amazon rating: | 4.0 (101 reviews) |
| Retail price: | $14.98 | | Amazon price: | $14.49 ~ Usually ships in 24 hours
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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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Sense of history drives writer to tell POW tale ~ San Francisco Chronicle ~ 2 hours ago
When Navy bomber pilot Dieter Dengler turned up alive, six months after being shot down and taken captive in Laos in 1966, Bruce Henderson was there to greet the plane that delivered him back to his ship. Henderson, a 19-year-old weatherman on the aircraft... Dieter Dengler - Aircraft - Prisoner of war - Military - Writer
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Missy Hyatt Issues Statement Defending Dawn Marie & Wrestler?s Rescue ~ Lords of Pain ~ 1 day ago
Missy Hyatt has released a statement on her official website concerning embezzlement allegations levied towards former WWE performer Dawn Marie Damatta and her ?Wrestler?s Rescue? charity organization. The self-proclaimed ?1st... Continue reading...
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(WWE) Missy Hyatt Defends Dawn Marie And Wrestler?s Rescue ~ The Wrestling News Page ~ 1 day ago
I hate how so many people jumped on the band wagon that Dawn is a fraud before they ever allowed her a forum to defend herself. I'm a personal friend of Dawn, so naturally I will defend her.
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The Wanderer Wins National Award for Movie Review ~ The Wanderer ~ 7 days ago
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