| | Great Raid DVD
| Category | War DVDs, Dramas Movies, Action/Adventure Videos, World War II, Military, Violence, Escape | | Starring | James Franco, Benjamin Bratt, Dale Dye, Max Martini, Marton Csokas, Joseph Fiennes, Natalie Mendoza, Robert Mammone | | Director | John Dahl | | Composer | Trevor Rabin | | Costume Designer | Lizzy Gardiner | | Director of Photography | Peter Menzies, Jr. | | Editor | Pietro Scalia, Scott Chestnut | | Producer | Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Lawrence Bender, Jonathan Gordon, Marty Katz | | Production Designer | Bruno Rubeo | | Screenwriter | Carlo Bernard, Doug Miro | | Source Writer | William B. Breuer, Hampton Sides |
Closed Captioned; Standard Screen; Soundtrack English Director John Dahl switches genres from film noir (THE LAST SEDUCTION, RED ROCK WEST) to military actioner with THE GREAT RAID. Following the 1942 Bataan Death March, thousands of U.S. and Filipino soldiers were imprisoned by the Japanese in a POW camp in Cabantauan in the Philippines. Brutalized, starved, and tortured, the prisoners languished in the camp for nearly three years. But in January 1945, an American battalion, with the help of Filipino guerrillas, planned a daring mission--some called it suicide--to rescue the five hundred U.S. soldiers still alive there. The film is told in glorious detail. The story is based on two books, THE GREAT RAID: RESCUING THE DOOMED GHOSTS OF BATAAN AND CORREGIDOR by William B. Breuer and GHOST SOLDIERS: THE EPIC ACCOUNT OF WORLD WAR II'S GREATEST RESCUE MISSION by Hampton Sides. In addition, several men involved in the raid served as consultants on the project. The result is a thrilling, agonizing, and unforgettable war movie like they used to make in the 1940s and 1950s, a celebration of the human spirit. THE GREAT RAID stars Benjamin Bratt as Lt. Colonel Mucci, an offbeat military man who puts his faith in young Captain Prince (James Franco) to lead the dangerous mission. Among the men imprisoned in the camp are Joseph Fiennes as the ailing Major Gibson and Marton Csokas as Captain Redding, who is always trying to escape. Connie Nielsen adds romantic tension as a war widow smuggling much-needed medicine into the camp. Theatrical Release: August 12, 2005 Great Raid | List Price | $14.99 (You save $4.50) | | Studio | Buena Vista Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 2005 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  19661  | | CD Universe Part number | 6989911 | | Catalog number | 04898800 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Dec 20, 2005 | | Rating | R (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | For strong war violence and brief language | | Running Time | 133 Minutes | | Additional Info | Full Frame; Rated | | Movie Details | Color; Full Frame; Rated |
Great Raid Movie Review  A sharp war movie
This movie is not as good as the some of the classic WW2 movies like Saving Private Ryan or The Longest Day,but it is a good movie.I don't know why they did'nt release this movie in my area.Alot of people I know wanted to see this on the big screen.
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Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - Englishl
Subtitles - Spanish - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Featurette: "The Veterans Remember"
Alternate Scenes: Deleted Scenes (w/ Optional Commentary)
Audio Commentary: Including John Dahl - Director; Captain Dale Dye - Technical Advisor; Hampton Sides - Source Writer
Behind the Scenes:
1. "Captain Dale Dye's Boot Camp"
2. "The Price Of Freedom: Making THE GREAT RAID"
3. "Mixing THE GREAT RAID"
Interactive Features:
Additional Interactive Features:
1. War In The Pacific Interactive Timeline
2. The Mix Board With Special Audio Options
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