Benjamin Bratt, James Franco, Connie
Nielsen, Joseph Fiennes
Producer
:
-
Director
:
John Dahl
Genre
:
War, Action
Duration
:
132 Mins
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 undertakes a daring rescue mission
against all odds, traveling thirty miles behind
enemy lines, the 6th Ranger Battalion aims to liberate
over 500 American prisoners of war from the notorious
Cabanatuan Japanese POW camp in the most audacious
rescue ever.
The story is based on two books, THE GREAT RAID:
RESCUING THE DOOMED GHOSTS OF BATAAN AND CORREGIDOR
by William B. Breuer and GHOST SOLDIERS: THE EPIC
ACCOUNT OF WORLD WAR II'S GREATEST RESCUE MISSION
by Hampton Sides.
