The great raid official trailer hd the inspirational true story of one of the most the triumphant rescue missions in u. The great raid 2005 stream and watch online moviefone. The raid at cabanatuan, also known as the great raid, was a rescue of allied prisoners of war and civilians from a japanese camp near cabanatuan city, philippines. In world war ii, a battalion goes on a daring rescue mission to liberate the americans and filipinos whove been. The r rating is being appealed by weinstein, who argues the movie is not as violent as the pg rated pearl harbor. Streaming the great raid bluray action, drama, war as world war ii rages, the elite sixth ranger battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions. Henry mucci bratt who undertakes a daring rescue mission against all odds, traveling 30 miles behind enemy lines, the 6th ranger battalion aims to liberate over 500 american prisonersofwar from the notorious cabanatuan japanese pow camp in the most audacious. The great raid 2005 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The great raid soundtrack from 2005, composed by trevor rabin.
After the surrender of tens of thousands of american troops during the battle of bataan, many were sent to the cabanatuan prison camp after the bataan death march. The great raid is a 2005 war film about the raid at cabanatuan on the island of luzon, philippines during world war ii. As far as i can recall there havent been very many movies depicting conditions in japanese pow camps. The great raid is an outstanding film from 2005 that tells the story of perhaps one of the most unheralded, and yet successful rescue operations in u.
The great raid is an inspiring, patriotic reminder of the bravery and fearlessness of our armed forces. The great raid this is our war too hd james franco, joseph fiennes miramax duration. The exact same background shot of a ventura bomber followed by two singleengine planes flying left to right is used three times during the film, twice at the beginning as they are planning the mission on the beach and then once at the end when the raid is over. Rescuing the doomed ghosts of bataan and corregidor, and also stars joseph fiennes, connie nielsen, and marton csokas. The raid itself was exciting and enjoyable the rest of the movie is boring. The handful of obscenities is mild but the three profanities are stronger. American soldiers risk their lives throughout the movie to save their imprisoned countrymen. When general douglas macarthur finally returned to the philippines in late 1944, the japanese forces throughout the pacific were reeling from american pressure and fighting what all concerned knew was a losing battle. Released august 12th, 2005, the great raid stars benjamin bratt, james franco, connie nielsen, joseph fiennes the r movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 12 min, and received a score of 48 out of.
The prisoners of war who were rescued are noteworthy for having survived the. And its representations of variously raced characters japanese, the filipinos, the caucasians. The great raid 2005 watch online, the great raid 2005 online in hd. Set in the philippines in 1945, the great raid tells the true story of the 6th ranger battalion, under the command of lieutenant col.
The great raid 2005 r 2h 12m military dramas in world war ii, a battalion goes on a daring rescue mission to liberate the americans and filipinos whove been captured by the japanese. In the epic tradition of saving private ryan, the great raid is an inspirational true story of the most triumphant rescue mission in u. This film, a chronicle of early 1945 events in the philippines, has been highly anticipated in the u. Released by varese sarabande in 2005 302 066 673 2 containing music from the great raid 2005. Rescuing the doomed ghosts of bataan and corregidor, and also stars joseph fiennes, connie nielsen, and marton. As world war ii rages, the elite sixth ranger battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions. Philippine raid into a japanese prison camp to free american gis. The great raid seeks to be the kind of epic war film that was popular during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. The great raid 2005 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. The great raid is packed with noble characters and shining examples of pure heroism. The great raid and the books on which it is based get credit for resurrecting this incredible world war ii story. The great raid cries out for the kind of bmovie industriousness that dahl brought to his early, lowbudget films noirs kill me again, red rock west and the last seduction, but instead it has dreams of sugarplum oscars dancing in its head, and never stops mistaking spectacle for the truly spectacular. The movie was based on two acclaimed books on the subject. Taking place towards the end of wwii, 500 american soldiers have been entrapped in a camp for 3 years.
The great raid is perhaps more timely now than it would have been a few years ago, when smart bombs and a couple of weeks of warfare were supposed to solve the iraq situation. The great raid is the 2005 film adaptation of a book of the same title, a story of the liberation of over 500 prisoners of war during a raid on cabanatuan city on the island of luzon in the philippines during world war ii. The great raid has the look and feel of a good war movie you might see on cable late one night, perhaps starring robert mitchum, robert ryan or lee marvin. Prince james franco, mucci leads his men on a lifeordeath raid against forces known for their savagery. What the movie is is a good, true story about a small raid in the pacific campaign. Watch the great raid english subtitles at as world war ii rages, the elite sixth ranger battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions. The great raid is the portrayal of a rescue mission to save five hundred of those pows at the cabanatuan camp before theyre killed by their captors, as the americans begin to close in during the closing days of the war. It has been made with the confidence that the story itself is the point, not the flashy graphics. The great raid, based on the books the great raid on cabanatuan and ghost soldiers, follows three closely knit stories set amongst the true events surrounding one of the bataan. Of all the daring rescue missions executed during world war ii, few could have looked less promising on paper than the raid on a hellish japanese pow camp in the heart of luzon. Nonton the great raid ilk21 sub indo nontonxxi layarkaca21. The great raid official trailer hd james franco, joseph.
And, unlike many recent entries in the genre, it does not seek to take a revisionist look at war. On january 30, 1945, during world war ii, united states army rangers, alamo scouts and filipino guerrillas liberated more than 500 from the pow camp. Rangers was the most successful raid on a prisoner of war camp in american history. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the great raid near you. Adapted from breuers the great raid on cabanatuan and sides ghost soldiers, this film reaffirms familiar oppositions between bravery and iniquity, by way of a bythenumbers wwii movie plot. It tells the story of the january 1945 liberation of the cabanatuan prison camp on the philippine island of luzon during world war ii. In the grand strategic scheme for the pacific campaign during world war ii, re. Taking place towards the end of wwii, 500 american soldiers. From director john dahl comes the gritty and stirring realitybased story of one of the most spectacular rescue missions ever to take place in american history. The great raid on cabanatuan by william breuer and ghost soldiers by hampton sides. Set in the philippines in 1945 towards the end of wwii, under the command of lieutenant colonel henry mucci and captain robert prince, the 6th ranger battalion undertake a daring rescue mission against all odds.
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Japanese soldiers perform executions at pointblank range and other cruel acts like burning men alive. Nonton film online the great raid gratis cinemaxxi film bagus bioskop online movie sub indo ilk21 indoxxi. The movies violence, however, is intense and sometimes graphic. This is a movie loosely based on the most successful rescue mission undertaken by us during ww2. With benjamin bratt, joseph fiennes, james franco, robert mammone. Watch the great raid 2005 full movie online free on 0123movies. Colonel muccis benjamin bratt men have been asked to lead a pow raid. Based on a true story chronicled by hampton sides in his book the ghost soldiers, the great raid counts among its stars benjamin bratt, james franco, and max. The inspirational true story of one of the most the triumphant rescue missions in u.
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