The great raid / Miramax Films presents ; directed by John Dahl ; screenplay by Carlo Bernard & Doug Miro ; produced by Marty Katz, Lawrence Bender ; executive producers, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Jonathan Gordon, Michelle Raimo Aboua ; a Marty Katz production in association with Lawrence Bender Productions ; a Miramax Films presentation.

As World War II rages, the elite 6th Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: push 30 miles behind enemy lines and liberate over 500 American prisoners of war. Under the command of Lt. Col. Henry Mucci, the men of the 6th will face the unthinkable by attempting the impossible! Incl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rabin, Trevor (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm)
Lawrence Bender Productions
Other Authors: Dahl, John (Director)
Bernard, Carlo (Screenwriter)
Miro, Doug (Screenwriter)
Katz, Marty (Producer)
Bender, Lawrence (Producer)
Weinstein, Bob, 1954- (Producer)
Weinstein, Harvey, 1952- (Producer)
Gordon, Jonathan (Producer) (Producer)
Raimo, Michelle (Producer)
Menzies, Peter, Jr (Cinematographer)
Rubeo, Bruno (Designer)
Scalia, Pietro, 1960- (Film editor)
Chestnut, Scott (Film editor)
Gardiner, Lizzy (Costume designer)
Bratt, Benjamin, 1963- (Actor)
Franco, James, 1978- (Actor)
Nielsen, Connie, 1965- (Actor)
Csokas, Marton, 1966- (Actor)
Fiennes, Joseph, 1970- (Actor)
Consuelos, Mark (Actor)
Martini, Max, 1969- (Actor)
Marshall-Green, Logan, 1976- (Actor)
Mammone, Robert (Actor)
Montano, Cesar (Actor)
Carpinello, James (Actor)
Crawford, Clayne, 1978- (Actor)
Kobayashi, Motoki (Actor)
Tsunashima, Gotaro (Actor)
Worthington, Sam, 1976- (Actor)
Breuer, William B., 1922-2010
Sides, Hampton
Language:English
Spanish
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English dialogue with optional Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Published: [Burbank, Calif.] : Miramax, [2011]
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Bataan Death March, Philippines, 1942 > Drama.
Raids (Military science) > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, Japanese > Drama.
Feature films.
War films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Fiction films.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
War films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Fiction films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 133 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
As World War II rages, the elite 6th Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: push 30 miles behind enemy lines and liberate over 500 American prisoners of war. Under the command of Lt. Col. Henry Mucci, the men of the 6th will face the unthinkable by attempting the impossible! Included is a featurette.
Note:Originally produced as a motion picture in 2005.
Based on the books "The great raid on Cabanatuan" by William B. Breuer and "Ghost soldier" by Hampton Sides.
Special features: Feature commentary; Deleted scenes with optional director commentary: Krueger asks Mucci for plan, The weapons inspection, Mucci and Dr. Fisher, Mass grave, Margaret Utinsky in Filipino village, Approach to Cabanatuan, Close call, The road to freedom; The price of freedom: making The great raid; Captain Dale Dye's boot camp; Sound design; War in the Pacific interactive timeline; The veterans remember; Sneak peeks.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CW5 D0131100 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R; for strong war violence and brief language.
Credits:Director of photography, Peter Menzies, Jr. ; production designer, Bruno Rubeo ; edited by Pietro Scalia, Scott Chestnut ; music by Trevor Rabin ; costume designer, Lizzy Gardiner.
System Details:DVD, widescreen (2.40:1) presentation, region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Cast:
Benjamin Bratt, James Franco, Connie Nielsen, Marton Csokas, Joseph Fiennes, Mark Consuelos, Max Martini, Logan Marshall-Green, Robert Mammone, Cesar Montano, James Carpinello, Clayne Crawford, Motoki Kobayashi, Gotaro Tsunashima, Sam Worthington.