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The great raid / Miramax Films presents a Marty Katz production in association with Lawrence Bender Productions ; produced by Lawrence Bender, Marty Katz ; screenplay by Carlo Bernard & Doug Miro ; directed by John Dahl.

[Burbank, CA] : Miramax Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2005]

1 videodisc (approximately 133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Based on the true story of American Rangers who rescue the survivors of the Bataan Death March from the Cabanatuan Prison Camp during WWII. When the Philippines fell to the Japanese, the remnants of Gen. MacArthur's Army were forced down the Bataan Penninsula where they were surrounded and cutoff with no hope of rescue. They were starving and dying of disease. Gen. Wainwright eventually surrendered and the troops were marched off to prison. Along the way thousands died or were murdered by the Japanese. They were taken to Camp O'Donnell and to Cabanatuan Prison Camps where they were starved and beaten. When MacArthur invaded the Philippines he made it a priority to rescue the remaining prisoners still alive in Japanese hands.

MPAA rating: R; for strong war violence and brief language.

Breuer, William B., 1922-2010- -- Film and video adaptations.

Sides, Hampton -- Film and video adaptations.

Bataan Death March, Philippines, 1942 -- Drama.

Raids (Military science) -- Drama.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese -- Drama.

Cabanatuan (Philippines) -- History, Military -- 20th century -- Drama.

Feature films.

War -- Feature.

War films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Bender, Lawrence.

Katz, Marty.

Dahl, John. 1956-

Bratt, Benjamin, 1963-

Franco, James, 1978-

Nielsen, Connie, 1965-

Csokas, Marton, 1966-

Menzies, Peter, Jr.

Rabin, Trevor.

Breuer, William B., 1922-2010. Great raid on Cabanatuan.

Sides, Hampton. Ghost soldier.

Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm)

Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)

Based on the books "The great raid on Cabanatuan" by William B. Breuer and "Ghost soldier" by Hampton Sides.

Bonus features: Deleted scenes with optional director commentary; Captain Dale Dye's boot camp; The price of freedom: Making "The great raid"; The veterans remember; War in the Pacific interactive timeline; feature commentary with director John Dahl, producer Marty Katz, technical advisor Captain Dale Dye, editor Scott Chestnut and author Hampton Sides; mixing "The great raid"; the mix board with special audio options.

For private home use only.

Director of photography, Peter Menzies, Jr. ; art directors, Bill Booth, Michael Rumpf ; editors, Scott Chestnut, Pietro Scalia ; music, Trevor Rabin ; costume designer, Lizzy Gardiner ; production designer, Bruno Rubeo ; visual effects supervisor, Chris Godfrey.

Benjamin Bratt, James Franco, Connie Nielsen, Marton Csokas, Joseph Fiennes.

DVD ; Dolby digital, region 1, NTSC, full screen (1.33:1) presentation.

Subtitles for the deaf & hard of hearing; In English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound) with optional subtitle in Spanish.

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