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August 12th 2005, R, 132mins, Miramax Films
  Cast: Benjamin Bratt, James Franco, Joseph Fiennes, Robert Mammone, Connie Nielsen, Marton Csokas, Sam Worthington, Craig McLachlan, Max Martini, James Carpinello, Mark Consuelos, Freddie Joe Farnsworth, Natalie Mendoza, Paolo Montalban, Jeremy Callaghan


Director: John Dahl
Writers: Carlo Bernard, Doug Miro, William Breuer


Reviews: Critics Reviews
Links: Related Articles, Official Site
Interviews: Benjamin Bratt, James Franco


Plot: From director John Dahl comes the stirring true story of one of the most spectacular rescue missions ever to take place in American history: "the great raid on Cabanatuan," the daring exploit that would liberate more than 500 U.S. Prisoners of War in the face of overwhelming odds. A gripping depiction of human resilience, the film vividly brings to life the personal courage and audacious heroism that allowed a small but stoic band of World War II soldiers to attempt the impossible in the hopes of freeing their captured brothers. Once a tale shared across the United States, the long-lost story of THE GREAT RAID has been recreated with meticulous authenticity to pay testimony to the many different people, from U.S. commanders to Filipino soldiers to women aid workers to the POWs themselves, who played a part in turning this time of intense hardship and unrelenting danger into a moment of inspiration.