The Great Raid (2005)
The most daring rescue mission of our time is a story that has never been told
Director: John Dahl · Writers: Carlo Bernard, Doug Miro
As World War II rages, the elite Sixth Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: push 30 miles behind enemy lines and liberate over 500 American prisoners of war.
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Director
John Dahl
Cast
Benjamin Bratt
Lt. Colonel Mucci 
James Franco
Captain Prince 
Connie Nielsen
Margaret Utinsky 
Logan Marshall-Green
Lt. Paul Colvin 
Joseph Fiennes
Major Gibson 
Marton Csokas
Captain Redding 
Robert Mammone
Captain Fisher 
Max Martini
1st Sgt. Sid "Top" Wojo 
Mark Consuelos
Cpl. Guttierez 
Cesar Montano
Guerilla Leader Juan Pajota 
James Carpinello
Cpl. Aliteri 
Clayne Crawford
PFC Aldridge User Reviews (1)
**_The most successful rescue mission in American history_** On January 30, 1945, the United States Army Rangers, Alamo Scouts, and Filipino guerrillas saved more than 500 POWs in the Japanese camp in the Philippines from certain death as the Japanese were ordered to "liquidate" all prisoners before evacuating in the face of MacArthur's advance. Benjamin Bratt, James Franco, Max Martini, Joseph Fiennes, Connie Nielsen and Marton Csokas star. "The Great Raid" was based on the books "The Great Raid on Cabanatuan" and "Ghost Soldiers." I've read the latter and it's interesting seeing the film for live-action visuals of what I saw in my head. The rescue, along with the liberation of Camp O'Donnell the same day, allowed the POWs to share the truth about the Bataan and Corregidor atrocities. While the raid had no strategic value, as far as winning the war goes, it sparked a new wave o…
