Rescue Dawn (2006)


Marshall Bell           Admiral
Craig Gellis            Grunt
Pat Healy               Norman
Toby Huss               Spook
Abhijati Jusakul        Phisit
Chaiyan (Lek) Chunsuttiwat      Procet
Kriangsak Ming-Olo      Jumbo
Zach Grenier            Squad Leader
Christian Bale          Dieter
GQ (II)         
James Oliver (II)       Jet Pilot
Brad Carr (II)          U.S. Navy Pilot
François Chau           Province Governor
Teerawat Mulvilai       Little Hitler
Yuttana Muenwaja        Crazy Horse
Somkuan Siroon          Nook The Rook
Steve Zahn              Duane
Jeremy Davies           Gene

Directed by:            Werner Herzog
Produced by:            Freddy Braidy, Elie Samaha, Gerald Green   


Based on the true story of German-born Dieter Dengler, who dreamed of being a test pilot and thus 
made his way to America, where he joined the military in pursuit of his obsession to fly. On his 
first mission in Vietnam, he is shot down and captured by Vietcong guerrillas.

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In 1965, while bombing Laos in a classified mission, the plane of the German-American pilot Dieter 
Dengler is hit and crashes in the jungle. Dieter is arrested by the peasants, tortured and sent to 
a prisoner camp, where he meets five other mentally ill prisoners. He becomes close to Duane and 
organizes an escape plan; however, the unstable Gene opposes to Dieter's plan. When they discover 
that there is no more food due to the constant American bombings in the area and their guards 
intend to kill them, Dieter sets his plan in motion. However, an unexpected betrayal split the 
group and Dieter and Duane find that the jungle is their actual prison.

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This film tells the real-life story of U.S. fighter pilot Dieter Dengler, a German-American shot 
down and captured in Laos during the Vietnam War. Dengler organized a death-defying escape for a 
small band of POWs, including Duane Martin.