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The Great Raid( 2005)

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The most daring rescue mission of our time is a story that has never been told

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Franklin D. Roosevelt

      Self (archive footage)

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      Benjamin Bratt

      Lt. Colonel Mucci

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      James Franco

      Captain Prince

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      Connie Nielsen

      Margaret Utinsky

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      Logan Marshall-Green

      Lt. Paul Colvin

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      Joseph Fiennes

      Major Gibson

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      Marton Csokas

      Captain Redding

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      Robert Mammone

      Captain Fisher

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      Max Martini

      1st Sgt. Sid "Top" Wojo

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      Mark Consuelos

      Cpl. Guttierez

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      Cesar Montano

      Guerilla Leader Juan Pajota

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      James Carpinello

      Cpl. Aliteri

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      Clayne Crawford

      PFC Aldridge

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      Motoki Kobayashi

      Major Nagai

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      Gotaro Tsunashima

      Yamada

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      Craig McLachlan

      2nd Lt. Riley

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      Sam Worthington

      PFC Lucas

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      Kenny Doughty

      Pitt

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      Natalie Mendoza

      Mina

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      Paolo Montalbán

      Sgt. Valera

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      Masa Yamaguchi

      Lt. Hikobe

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      Paul Nakauchi

      Sgt. Shigeno

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      Freddie Joe Farnsworth

      2nd Lt. Foley

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      Laird Macintosh

      2nd Lt. O'Grady

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      Jeremy Callaghan

      Lt. Able

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      Scott McLean

      Lt. LeClaire

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      Royston Innes

      Sgt. Adams

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      Diarmid Heidenreich

      PFC Daly

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      Luke Pegler

      PFC Miller

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      Dale Dye

      General Kreuger

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      Jerome Ehlers

      Col. H. White

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      Brett Tucker

      Major Lapham

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      Kristian Schmid

      Cpl. Lee

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      Warwick Young

      Sgt. Lyle

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      Steve Harman

      PFC Chestnut

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      Tim Campbell

      Cpl. Friedberg

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      Matt Doran

      Ron Carlson Radio Op.

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      Nicholas Bell

      Duke

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      Iain Gardiner

      McMahon

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      Christopher James Baker

      Monty

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      Christopher Morris

      Sgt. Williams

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      Eugenia Yuan

      Cora (Manila Nurse)

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      Alvin Anson

      Rudi

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      Rommel Montano

      Miguel

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      R.J. Leyran

      Carlos

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      Simon Maiden

      Father McPherson

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      Neil Fitzpatrick

      Father Connor

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      Laura Stejskal

      Nurse Manila Hospital

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      Rez Cortez

      Henchman #1

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      Bembol Roco

      Henchman #2

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      Yutaka Izumihara

      Sgt. Major Takeda

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      Ken Senga

      Colonel Mori

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      Richard Joson

      Captain Joson

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      Valerie Berry

      Refugee Woman

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      Adolf Hitler

      Self (archive footage)

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      Douglas MacArthur

      Self (archive footage)

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by Wuchak

    7
    Written by Wuchak on Wed Sep 20 2023
    **_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 fil...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    80000000.00

    Revenue

    10166502.00

    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • war crimes
    • narration
    • world war ii
    • prisoner of war
    • rescue mission
    • us army
    • based on true story
    • historical fiction
    • soldier
    • special forces
    • military
    • 1940s