Rescue Dawn
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| Directed by | Werner Herzog |
| Produced by | Elton Brand Steve Marlton |
| Written by | Werner Herzog |
| Music by | Klaus Badelt |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | September 9, 2006 (Toronto Film Festival) |
| Running time | 126 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $10,000,000 (estimated) |
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Rescue Dawn is a 2006 movie starring Christian Bale and Steve Zahn. It is written and directed by Werner Herzog, based on the director's acclaimed 1997 documentary, Little Dieter Needs to Fly. NBA all-star Elton Brand is the film's producer through his production company Gibraltar Entertainment, which he co-owns with partner Steve Marlton. The film was produced in association with Thema Production. The project, which had been coming together in fits and starts during 2004, began shooting in Thailand in mid-August 2005.
The film recounts the true story of German-born Dieter Dengler, who dreamed of being a pilot and eventually made his way to the United States, where he joined the Navy during the Vietnam War era. He became a pilot and was shot down over Laos and captured. Eventually he organized an escape with a small band of captives. Bale plays Dengler, and Zahn plays Duane Martin, a fellow POW.
The film was originally scheduled to be released by MGM in December 2006, but was held back for limited release in the United States at some point in 2007. MGM is planning a platform release for the film in July 2007.[citation needed]
[edit] Cast
- Christian Bale .... Diet
- Steve Zahn .... Duane
- Jeremy Davies .... Gene
- Marshall Bell .... Admiral Berrington
- Brad Carr .... U.S. Navy Pilot
- François Chau .... Province Governor
- Craig Gellis .... Corporal
- GQ .... Farkas
- Zach Grenier .... Squad Leader
- Pat Healy .... Norman
- Toby Huss .... Spook
- Bonnie Z. Hutchinson .... Nurse
- Evan Jones .... Lessard
- Abhijati 'Meuk' Jusakul .... Phisit
- Tony B. King .... Jet Pilot
- Richard Manning .... Helicopter Pilot
- Garrett D. Melich .... Rigger Stone
- Kriangsak Ming-olo .... Jumbo
- Yuttana Muenwaja .... Crazy Horse
- Teerawat Mulvilai .... Little Hitler
- James Oliver .... Jet Pilot
- Somkuan 'Kuan' Siroon .... Indian Man
- Chorn Solyda .... Walkie Talkie
- Saichia Wongwiroj .... Walt Disney Soldier of
- Galen Yuen .... YCUW
[edit] External links
- Rescue Dawn at the Internet Movie Database
- Gibraltar Films: Rescue Dawn Website
- Thema Production
- TIFFreviews 2006
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