| Description |
1 videodisc (126 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby surround. |
| Language |
English (Dolby 5.1), dubbed French (Dolby surround) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby surround) dialogue, English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Special features: Commentary by director Werner Herzog and interviewer Norman Hill; deleted scenes; the making of the true story; "Preparing for survival" featurette; "Honoring the brave" featurette; trailers. |
| Cast |
Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Jeremy Davies. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Peter Zeitlinger ; editor, Joe Bini ; music, Klaus Badelt ; costume designer, Annie Dunn. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some seqences of intense war violence and torture. |
| Summary |
When U.S. fighter pilot Dieter Dengler escapes death after being shot down over one of the most intense front lines in the Vietnam War, his troubles were just beginning. He is taken captive by the Vietnamese Army and is forced to endure a harrowing stint in a Vietnamese prison camp. Dengler and a small band of his fellow captives stage a death-defying escape. Based on a true story. |
| Subject |
Dengler, Dieter -- Drama.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Prisoners and prisons, American -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Escaped prisoners of war -- Laos -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Laos -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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War films.
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Action and adventure films.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Marlton, Steve.
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Brand, Elton.
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Knapp, Harry.
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Herzog, Werner, 1942-
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Bale, Christian, 1974-
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Zahn, Steve, 1968-
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Davies, Jeremy, 1969-
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Badelt, Klaus.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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Top Gun Productions (Firm)
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Thema Production (Firm)
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Gibraltar Films (Firm)
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Standard No. |
027616093578 |
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02761609361550 |
| Music No. |
109357 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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