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Great Raid (Blu-ray)
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Great Raid (Blu-ray)
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| | | "Blu-Ray Disc, Beyond High Definition."
In the epic tradition of Saving Private Ryan, The Great Raid is an inspirational true story of the most triumphant rescue mission in U.S. military history! 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 (Benjamin Bratt, Traffic), the men of the 6th will face the unthinkable by attempting the impossible! Also featuring James Franco (Spider-Man 1, 2), Connie Nielsen (Gladiator), and Joseph Fiennes (Shakepseake in Love), this gripping big-screen hit captures a moment in time when men of honor became soldiers of destiny! Experience the heart-pounding adventure like never before through the magic of Blu-ray high definition.
"The mission of the film is to inspire. Mission accomplished." Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
"An amazing true story!...What real heroism is all about." Maxim
"Absorbs historical detail and shapes it with compelling tension..." Phil Villarreal, Arizona Daily Star
Editor's Note
Director John Dahl switches genres from film noir (THE LAST SEDUCTION, RED ROCK WEST) to military actioner with THE GREAT RAID. Following the 1942 Bataan Death March, thousands of U.S. and Filipino soldiers were imprisoned by the Japanese in a POW camp in Cabantauan in the Philippines. Brutalized, starved, and tortured, the prisoners languished in the camp for nearly three years. But in January 1945, an American battalion, with the help of Filipino guerrillas, planned a daring mission--some called it suicide--to rescue the five hundred U.S. soldiers still alive there. The film is told in glorious detail. 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. In addition, several men involved in the raid served as consultants on the project. The result is a thrilling, agonizing, and unforgettable war movie like they used to make in the 1940s and 1950s, a celebration of the human spirit. THE GREAT RAID stars Benjamin Bratt as Lt. Colonel Mucci, an offbeat military man who puts his faith in young Captain Prince (James Franco) to lead the dangerous mission. Among the men imprisoned in the camp are Joseph Fiennes as the ailing Major Gibson and Marton Csokas as Captain Redding, who is always trying to escape. Connie Nielsen adds romantic tension as a war widow smuggling much-needed medicine into the camp.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture And Sound |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Buena Vista |
| Release Date: 9/19/2006 |
| Running Time: 121 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2005 | | Catalog ID: 5240903 | | UPC: 00786936716900 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 2.40:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Benjamin Bratt | | Connie Nielsen | | James Franco | | Joseph Fiennes | | Carlo Bernard - Screenplay | | Doug Miro - Screenplay | | Harvey Weinstein - Executive Producer | | John Dahl - Director | | Lawrence Bender - Producer | | Peter Menzies, Jr. - Cinematographer | | Pietro Scalia - Editor | | Scott Chestnut - Editor | | Trevor Rabin - Original Music By | | William B. Bruer - Based On Novel By |
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