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Rescue Dawn is a 2006 epic war drama film written and directed by Werner Herzog. It stars Christian Bale as Dieter Dengler, a German-American pilot who was shot down and captured by villagers sympathetic to the Pathet Lao during an American military campaign in the Vietnam War.
Rescue Dawn: Directed by Werner Herzog. With Christian Bale, Zach Grenier, Marshall Bell, Toby Huss. A U.S. fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.
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- Adventure, Biography, War
- Werner Herzog
- 2007-07-27
Dieter Dengler (May 22, 1938 – February 7, 2001) was a German-born United States Navy aviator who was shot down over Laos and captured during the Vietnam War. After six months of imprisonment and torture, and 23 days on the run, he became only the second captured US airman to escape during the war.
Rescue Chopper Winchman : [hauled into rescue chopper] Who are ya buddy? Name! Name! Dieter : Flight Lieutenant Dieter Dengler, U.S.S. Ranger.
Jul 4, 2007 · His first Hollywood feature, “Rescue Dawn” is a dramatic interpretation of the true-life ordeal of U.S. Navy pilot Dieter Dengler, who escaped from a Laotian prisoner-of-war camp and...
During the Vietnam War, Dieter Dengler (Christian Bale), a U.S. fighter pilot, is shot down over Laos and taken captive by enemy soldiers. Interned in a POW camp, Dengler and his fellow...
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- War, History, Drama
- PG-13
Jul 4, 2007 · Christian Bale plays brutalized GI Dieter Dengler in Rescue Dawn. Gibraltar Films. It was supposed to be a "routine" bombing mission, but it becomes a lot less routine when the squadron crosses...
