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12/08/2005 Action, History, War 2h 12m
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The most daring rescue mission of our time is a story that has never been told

Overview

As World War II rages, the elite Sixth Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: push 30 miles behind enemy lines and liberate over 500 American prisoners of war.

  1. John Dahl

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Benjamin Bratt

    Lt. Colonel Mucci

  2. James Franco

    Captain Prince

  3. Connie Nielsen

    Margaret Utinsky

  4. Logan Marshall-Green

    Lt. Paul Colvin

  5. Joseph Fiennes

    Major Gibson

  6. Marton Csokas

    Captain Redding

  7. Robert Mammone

    Captain Fisher

  8. Max Martini

    1st Sgt. Sid "Top" Wojo

  9. Mark Consuelos

    Cpl. Guttierez

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2023-09-20
**_The most successful rescue mission in American history_**

On January 30, 1945, the United States Army Rangers, Alamo Scouts, and Filipino guerrillas saved more than 500 POWs in the Japanese camp in the Philippines from certain death as the Japanese were ordered to "liquidate" all prisoners before evacuating in the face of MacArthur's advance. Benjamin Bratt, James Franco, Max Martini, Joseph Fiennes, Connie Nielsen and Marton Csokas star.

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$80,000,000.00

Revenue
$10,166,502.00

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