Prince james franco, mucci leads his men on a lifeordeath raid against forces known for their savagery. The great raid by john dahl benjamin bratt, james franco. Moviemeter musicmeter boekmeter gamesmeter tvmeter. The officers leadership of the raid is the films main thing. Henry mucci leads a mission 30 miles behind enemy lines to liberate 500 pows. With benjamin bratt, joseph fiennes, james franco, robert mammone.
But despite competent direction and acting, most of the movie is bland and cliched. We provide 2005 movie release dates, cast, posters, trailers and ratings. The raid was flashpoint with larger actions and handled professionally from the music, cinematography, and even the visual effect. The great war official trailer 2019 billy zane, war. Here is a war movie that understands how wars are actually fought. According to official information, the units of the 95th air assault brigade, reinforced with assets from the 25th airborne and 30th and 51st mechanized brigades, conducted a 470 km raid, of which 170 km were behind enemy lines. Financial analysis of the great raid 2005 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Set in the philippines in 1945 towards the end of wwii, under the command of lieutenant colonel henry mucci and captain robert prince, the 6th ranger battalion undertake a daring rescue mission against all odds. Pagsalakay sa cabanatuan, also known as the great raid filipino.
The great raid tells a tale of courage under fire and serving as a reminder to us all in this day and age that war is not all about smart bombs and precision aerial displays. Set in the philippines in 1945, the great raid tells the true story of the 6th ranger battalion, under the command of lieutenant colonel henry mucci benjamin bratt who undertake a daring rescue mission against all odds. The great raid on dvd december 20, 2005 starring benjamin bratt, james franco, joseph fiennes, mark consuelos. The movie is about a captain and sergeant who believe so much in their country that they are willing to lay down their lives for their men and anyone else who has the same conviction. The film or miniseries must be concerned with world war ii or the sinojapanese war and include events that feature as a part of the war effort for short films, see the list of world war ii short films for documentaries, see the list of world war ii documentary films and the list of allied propaganda films of world war ii fictional feature films specifically pertaining to. Aug 11, 2005 the great raid has the look and feel of a good war movie you might see on cable late one night, perhaps starring robert mitchum, robert ryan or lee marvin. Episode iii revenge of the sith saraband lord of war guess who. Traveling thirty miles behind enemy lines, the 6th ranger battalion aims to liberate over 500 american. The great raid 2005 stream and watch online moviefone. The great raid is a 2005 wwii film that revolves around the most successful rescue in us military history where us army rangers and filipino guerrillas liberated more than 500 prisoners from a japanese pow camp at cabanatuan in the phillipines. But if you dont appreciate what it takes to protect our life as free americansthe sacrifices our military men and women make every day, then you must see the great raid. And as retired fourstar general barry mccaffrey asserts in his introduction, the great raid is an important book for our current military and political leaders to read. From director john dahl comes the gritty and stirring realitybased story of one of the most spectacular rescue missions ever to take place in american history.
The great raid on cabanatuan and millions of other books are available for instant access. The great raid and the books on which it is based get credit for resurrecting this incredible world war ii story. Colonel mucci and their men head out on their highrisk rescue mission across the desert to cabanatuan, the pows decide to take their fate into their own hands. In early 1945, as world war ii is nearing its end, gen. And its representations of variously raced characters japanese, the filipinos, the caucasians.
Taking place towards the end of wwii, 500 american soldiers have been entrapped in a camp for 3 years. The film begins with a crisp narration accompanied by actual film footage of the quick successes of the imperial japanese army in the days following pearl harbor. Adapted from breuers the great raid on cabanatuan and sides ghost soldiers, this film reaffirms familiar oppositions between bravery and iniquity, by way of a bythenumbers wwii movie plot. A beautiful, powerful and innocent young man, from a devout orthodox family in brooklyn achieves unintentional greatness in the most unlikely arena of all. The great raid soundtrack from 2005, composed by trevor rabin. Walter krueger to liberate all of the pows at cabanatuan prison camp before they are killed by the japanese. The great raid 2005 john dahl synopsis, characteristics. The great raid is perhaps more timely now than it would have been a few years ago, when smart bombs and a couple of weeks of warfare were supposed to solve the iraq situation. Used as a way of distracting the guards while allied forces got into position.
Joseph fiennes, connie nielsen, james franco, benjamin bratt. Pows from a notorious japanese prison camp in the philippines proved to be a golden opportunity to assuage the shame of the previous surrender. Ang dakilang pagsalakay, was a rescue of allied prisoners of war pows and civilians from a japanese camp near cabanatuan city, in the philippines. It has been made with the confidence that the story itself is the point, not the flashy graphics. Henry mucci benjamin bratt to command a bold rescue mission in the philippines. The great raid handler om hvordan disse fanger blev reddet af 120 specialtr. It has both a realistic sheen, and an element of idealistic flagwaving. December 8, 2005 the great raid is a throwback to the war movies of the 1940s when the japanese were portrayed as entirely evil and the americans and their allies were entirely good. The great raid official trailer hd the inspirational true story of one of the most the triumphant rescue missions in u. Rescuing the doomed ghosts of bataan and corregidor, and also stars joseph fiennes, connie nielsen, and marton csokas. Great escape, the great raid, the 2005 greatest game ever played, the 2005 green mile, the green street hooligans 2005 green street hooligans 2 green zone greenberg gremlins gremlins 2. As world war ii rages, the elite 6th ranger battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions. Het is ook niet echt iets dat er toe doet, wat mij betreft. The great raid takes the finest elements from saving private ryan, mixes them with the more pleasant sounding themes of the thin red line, and somewhere along the way composer trevor rabin has crafted his best score yet, and one of the best this year.
It is directed by john dahl and stars benjamin bratt, james franco, connie nielsen, marton csokas, joseph fiennes with motoki kobayashi and cesar montano. Set in the philippines in 1945, ghost soldiers tells the true story of the 6th ranger battalion, under the command of lieutenant colonel henry mucci bratt who undertake a daring rescue mission against all odds. The great raid, based on books by william breuer and hampton sides this film has a promising tagline and a few superlatives for the real story on which the screenplay is based the most daring rescue mission of our time, after the worst defeat in the history of american interventions and a cast with appreciated actors and a few very good actresses. Jan 29, 2015 its been 70 years since a daring raid freed 500 captured americans.
Everything you need to know about the great raid movie 2005. After stealth and its hightech lookalikes, which make warfare look like a video game, the great raid shows the hard work and courage of troops whose reality is danger and death. Aug 12, 2005 the great raid is the story of one womans desire to help both the women she loves and the men who have been giving up their lives for the sake of her country. I had earlier developed some interest in this subject after seeing the film paradise road on cable.
The great raid is an inspiring, patriotic reminder of the bravery and fearlessness of our armed forces. The great war official trailer 2019 billy zane, war movie. The great raid is an outstanding film from 2005 that tells the story of perhaps one of the most unheralded, and yet successful rescue operations in u. The great raid, the subject of a new movie, was cloaked in secrecy and draped with urgency. Want to behold the glory that is the great raid in the comfort of your own home. Great raid, the internet movie firearms database guns in. The pows included many who endured three years of starvation, disease and torture after the battle for. The great raid of 2014, also known as the raid of the 95th brigade, took place from july 19 to august 10, 2014 during the war in eastern ukraine. As far as i can tell, this particular subject, that of the fate of p. The movies violence, however, is intense and sometimes graphic. In january 1945, us army rangers undertook the largest successful pow rescue mission in history on a japanese pow camp in cabanatuan city, philippines. The great raid is a thrilling truelife adventure story and an inspiring testament o american heroism and grit.
In the epic tradition of saving private ryan, the great raid is an inspirational true story of the most triumphant rescue mission in u. The heirs of a wealthy southern businessman hatch a plan to get a piece of his fortune. It tells the story of the january 1945 liberation of the cabanatuan prison camp on the philippine island of luzon during world war ii. The great war official trailer movie in theatre soon. Rescuing the doomed ghosts of bataan and corregidor 1st edition. Based on a true story chronicled by hampton sides in his book the ghost soldiers, the great raid counts among its stars benjamin bratt, james franco, and max. And its representations of variously raced characters japanese, the filipinos, the caucasians are careless. In theaters, today, the great raid ishands downthe best movie of the year. At the time of the raid the camp held about 500 prisoners. The great raid i svensk filmdatabas svensk the great raid pa allocine fransk. On january 30, 1945, during world war ii, united states army rangers, alamo scouts and filipino guerrillas liberated more than 500 from the pow camp. James plath of movie metropolis wrote, in many ways, the great raid adheres to the genre right down to the character types and beforebattle thoughts, but its also a curious combination of modern war tale in the manner of saving private ryan and the kind of patriotic films that were made in the waning years of the war and in the fifties. The film opens with the massacre of prisoners of war on palawan by the kempeitai, the imperial japanese militarys secret police. During the middle of the attack, captain prince james franco is confronted with an unforeseen obstacle that makes his goal of leaving no man.
As world war ii rages, the elite sixth ranger battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions. It has drama, action, a love story, heroes and villains. Released by varese sarabande in 2005 302 066 673 2 containing music from the great raid 2005. The great raid throwback war movie about forgotten heroism by robert roten, film critic.
The great raid is a 2005 war film about the raid at cabanatuan on the island of luzon, philippines during world war ii. Meanwhile at lingayen gulf, the 6th ranger battalion under lt. If you like the great raid you are looking for tense, rough and suspenseful movies about with rescue mission, military, escape attempt, massacre, war, against the odds and human spirit themes of action, drama and war genre shot in usa or australia. Ang dakilang pagsalakay, was a rescue of allied prisoners of war pows and civilians from a japanese camp near cabanatuan city, philippines. Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the john dahldirected movie via subscription can be. Mar 03, 2012 in the epic tradition of saving private ryan, the great raid is an inspirational true story of the most triumphant rescue mission in u. The music composed by aria prayogi and fajar yuskemal was like a combination between hans zimmers joker theme and rage against the machine. A week ago, i took in the new film the great raid in a local cinema. Japanese soldiers perform executions at pointblank range and other cruel acts like burning men alive. Of er ooit eerder een film van gemaakt is, zou ik niet weten. As thoughtprovoking as it is visually compelling, the witch delivers a deeply unsettling exercise in slowbuilding horror that suggests great things for debuting writerdirector robert eggers. The story is based on the reallife raid at cabanatuan, which took place in january 1945 bittersweet ending. There, in the city of cabanauan, more than 500 american soldiers are being held captive in a brutal prisonerofwar camp.
The great raid is a fine little film, smart, patriotic and fairly historically accurate. Its been 70 years since a daring raid freed 500 captured americans. Ws in japanese internment camps, hasnt actually received a. Beginning to give up hope they will ever be rescued, a group of rangers goes on a dangerous mission to try and save them. Rescuing the doomed ghosts of bataan and corregidor, and also stars joseph fiennes, connie nielsen, and marton.
The great raid the facts behind the story when general douglas macarthur finally returned to the philippines in late 1944, the japanese forces throughout the pacific were reeling from american pressure and fighting what all concerned knew was a losing battle. From the land of the moon tells the tale of gabrielle marion cotillard who develops an unfortunate and unreciprocated sexual obsession with her local teacher in 1950s rural france. The great raid pa internet movie database engelsk the great raid pa scope. This film, a chronicle of early 1945 events in the philippines, has been highly anticipated in the u. We wont be able to verify your ticket today, but its great to know for the future. Colonel muccis benjamin bratt men have been asked to lead a pow raid.