Rescue DawnOverview and Synopsis

  • Rescue Dawn
  • Opened July 4, 2007 | Runtime:2 hr. 5 min.
  • PG-13
    some sequences of intense war violence and torture
  • During the Vietnam War, German-born 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, he and his fellow prisoners (Steve Zahn, Jeremy Davies) endure torture Read More
  • Cast: Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Jeremy Davies
  • Director: Werner Herzog
  • Genres: Escape Film, Docudrama, POW Drama, War

Critic Reviews

  • "...Rescue Dawn is a fascinating study of human particularity." Los Angeles Times

    - Carina Chocano

  • "...as prison-break movies go, Rescue ranks among the best." USA Today

    - Scott Bowles

  • "...Rescue Dawn, goes an intriguing step further by dramatizing a story Herzog already told once in his 1997 docu..." Variety

    - Leslie Felperin

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