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Rescue Dawn
2006 2h PG-13
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A U.S. fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.
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Directed By
Werner Herzog
Written By
Werner Herzog
Studio
Top Gun Productions
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Cast of Rescue Dawn
Christian Bale
Dieter Dengler
Steve Zahn
Duane
Toby Huss
Spook
François Chau
Province Governor
Marshall Bell
Admiral
Jeremy Davies
Gene
Pat Healy
Norman
James Aaron Oliver
Jet Pilot
Saichia Wongwiroj
Pathet Lao Guard
Brad Carr
U.S. Navy Pilot
Teerawat Mulvilai
Little Hitler
Kriangsak Ming-olo
Jumbo
Somkuan 'Kuan' Siroon
Nook the Rock
Mr. Yuttana Muenwaja
Crazy Horse
Chorn Solyda
Walkie Talkie
Galen Yuen
Y.C.
Apichart Chusakul
Phisit
Lek Chaiyan Chunsuttiwat
Procet
Zach Grenier
Squad Leader
Evan Jones
Pilot
Craig Gellis
Grunt
GQ
Farkas
Rescue Dawn Reviews
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Cliff Froehlich
Although the film delivers the expected action and efficiently jacks up the suspense, longtime devotees of the director will undoubtedly miss the visionary qualities that have long distinguished his work.
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
But just as exciting -- maybe even more so, for those who love the medium and, especially, the uplift of the great-escape genre -- Rescue Dawn is a triumphant Werner Herzog movie.
Arizona Republic
Randy Cordova
... everything about Rescue Dawn feels real ...
Denver Post
Michael Booth
That heart-stopping beginning tells us Herzog is again in top form, richly depicting the true story of the only American POW known to have escaped from Laotian captivity.
Orlando Sentinel
Roger Moore
Perhaps if [director Herzog] had tossed in a few Chevys that transform into robots, the studio would have given him the cash to make Rescue Dawn definitive, instead of generic, which is the best he manages here.
Miami Herald
Rene Rodriguez
It's easy to understand why Herzog was driven to tell this story twice.
Detroit Free Press
Terry Lawson
The performances here are as excellent as they are unnerving.
Detroit News
Tom Long
Takes what could have been a mundane if well-made war story into something greater -- more harrowing, more hungry and more human.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
Herzog outdoes himself with Rescue Dawn, making his most popularly accessible film yet and proving at the same time that he is among the most daring of all filmmakers.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
If Rescue Dawn isn't about heroism, then it's about something deeper, more primitive: survival instinct.
NPR.org
Bob Mondello
Rescue Dawn may not feel much like a Herzog movie, but it's a gripping real-life thriller.
Film.com
Jonathan F. Richards
Herzog builds this movie around another strong, eccentric performance from Bale, who is gaining a reputation for outsized talent and for downsized physicality.
Seattle Times
Moira MacDonald
An odd but vivid and compelling mixture of big-movie showmanship and eccentric vision.
UGO
Brian Tallerico
Watching Zahn and Bale at the top of their game will get audiences over any storytelling speed bumps in Rescue Dawn.
San Francisco Chronicle
Walter V. Addiego
Herzog aims this genre effort at a broader audience than he usually gets, and he does so without losing his soul. It's a remarkably straightforward tale that allows the director to dwell on obsessions familiar to those who know his work.
Washington Post
Ann Hornaday
That such a masterful depiction of American heroism and can-do spirit has been created by a German art film director known for considerably darker visions of obsession is an irony Herzog no doubt finds delicious.
Chicago Sun-Times
Richard Roeper
Herzog makes no attempt to pump this story up into a thrilling adventure. There is nothing thrilling about dysentery, starvation, insect bites and despair.
Dallas Morning News
Mario Tarradell
Rescue Dawn avoids all the land mines inherent in most war movies. There's no hero worship; no noisy, confusing, special-effects-enhanced battle scene.
Slate
Dana Stevens
If you're looking for a weekend movie that's heart-stoppingly suspenseful and inspiring, as well as brainy, funny, and strange, seek out Rescue Dawn.
Chicago Reader
J. R. Jones
Like much of Herzog's work, it's essentially apolitical, focusing on a man at war with his environment -- and no one plunges into the foliage like he does.
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