| | Rescue Dawn Blu-ray
| Category | Action DVDs, Blu-ray Movies, Dramas Videos, Action/Adventure, True Story, Soldiers, Jungle, Vietnam, Vietnam War, Fighter Pilots | | Starring | Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Marshall Bell, Zach Grenier, Jeremy Davies | | Director | Werner Herzog | | Composer | Klaus Badelt | | Director of Photography | Peter Zeitlinger | | Producer | Harry Knapp | | Screenwriter | Werner Herzog |
Closed Captioned; Widescreen; Additional Footage; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French; Soundtrack Spanish; English Subtitles; Spanish Subtitles; Dir/Cast Commentary Incomparable director Werner Herzog takes another strange turn in his eclectic career with RESCUE DAWN--a major studio picture starring Christian Bale (BATMAN BEGINS). The film is an adaptation of Herzog's 1997 documentary LITTLE DIETER NEEDS TO FLY, which focused on Dieter Dengler, a pilot who was imprisoned by enemy forces during the Vietnam war. Dengler escaped and his incredible reminisces about this period in his life spilled onto the screen in Herzog's documentary. Here, Bale plays Dengler, while Herzog constructs a dark masterpiece around him, inviting his audience to observe a dramatic reconstruction of the events that beset the unfortunate soldier. Bale's Dengler is aided by fellow captive Duane (Steve Zahn), and a capable cast of characters who variously play prisoners and sadistic guards. The film is split into two parts, with the harrowing experiences of prison life taking the bulk of Herzog's screen time, followed by a desperate bid for survival in the jungle.
Bale really gets a chance to demonstrate his acting chops as RESCUE DAWN unravels, with the actor heading on a rapid downward spiral as the film progresses. Herzog rarely allows the tension to drop throughout, and while most audiences may expect some relief as Dengler escapes his confines, things get much worse as he heads into the perilous Vietnamese jungle. Herzog presents plenty of raw emotion and a rough, at times barely watchable, portrayal of the human spirit, as Dengler's sanity is severely tested, and often only held together by his companionship with Duane. RESCUE DAWN requires a strong stomach, but it's a rewarding trip, and another wonderful addition to the Herzog canon. Theatrical Release: July 4, 2007 Rescue Dawn Reviews: 4 stars out of 5 -- "Christian Bale is phenomenal....Gripping, emotional and, oddly, gloriously optimistic."-- Nev Pierce, Total Film 3 stars out of 5 -- "Echoes of Aguirre and Fitzcarraldo reverberate around Dengler's predicament." -- Dan Jolin, Empire 3 stars out of 5 -- "Immensely watchable, gripping and thematically of a piece with the likes of AGUIRRE WRATH OF GOD..."-- Jonathan Romney, Uncut "[With] dark Nietzschean insinuations and ferocious performances from Christian Bale and Steve Zahn." -- Scott Brown, Entertainment Weekly "Bale plays his character with much bravado..."-- Barbara Goslawski, Box Office "[W]ith an authenticity and eccentricity that's pure Herzog....Just as rousing and involving as any more conventional film of the sort you could name."-- Glenn Kenny, Premiere "Herzog builds incredible tension without losing sight of the toll war takes on what makes us human."-- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone "Zahn and Bale enact an enthralling masculine duet. Out of a harrowing story set in a foreign thicket, Herzog has found American beauty." -- Grade: A--- Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly "Bale turns in a mesmerizing performance....Steve Zahn, a fellow captive, shows he has the chops for serious drama."-- Scott Bowles, USA Today Rescue Dawn | List Price | $39.99 (You save $7.90) | | Studio | 20th Century Fox | | Orig Year | 2007 | | All Time Sales Rank |  80910  | | CD Universe Part number | 7532528 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | May 19, 2009 | | Rating | PG-13 (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | for some sequences of intense war violence and torture | | Running Time | 126 Minutes | | Movie Details | Color; Movie Cash |
Rescue Dawn Movie Review  Not as good as it could've been
Christian Bale gives a respectable performance,but in real life the character he plays is German and never gives any indication that he's German.The movie drags every now and then and it struggles to hold your attention.Bottom Line:a respectable movie with a few errors.
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Could of been better.
Nice storyline,but horrible acting.After seeing Jeremy Davies i just wanted to turn it off.All i kept thinking of was Charles Manson after he played that role.Christian Bale saved this movie.
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This review is for a different format.  Det 1 38th ARRSq Vietnam
As a former crewmember on the Air Rescue and Recovery helicopters in Vietnam flying on the HH-43's, I had a hard time with the movie because of it's many innacurate scenes. Steve Zahn portays one of the POW's who was the only survivor of an HH-43 (Co-Pilot) helicopter shot down and fell captive. This is a good movie to watch if you knew nothing about rescue and recovery in Vietnam.
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Rescue Dawn DVD Blu-ray Disc Features:
Region [unknown]
NTSC
Keep Case
Full Frame -
1.33
Widescreen -
1.85
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Surround - French, Spanish
Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Behind the Scenes: "The Making of the True Story"
Alternate Scenes: Deleted Scenes
Trailers: MGM Previews
Audio Commentary: Werner Herzog - Director; Norman Hill - Interviewer
Featurette:
1. "Preparing for Survival"
2. "Honoring the Brave"
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