The great raid

DVD 2005

Based on the true story of American Rangers who rescue the survivors of the Bataan Death March from the Cabanatuan Prison Camp during WWII. When the Philippines fell to the Japanese, the remnants of Gen. MacArthur's Army were forced down the Bataan Peninsula where they were surrounded and cutoff with no hope of rescue. They were starving and dying of disease. Gen. Wainwright eventually surrendered and the troops were marched off to prison. Along...

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Edition:

Exclusive uncensored director's cut

Description:

2 videodiscs (approximately 131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
polychrome
digital
optical
Dolby
video file
DVD video
region 1

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: 14A

Other Title:

French title on container: Grand raid

Notes:

Title from container
Released as a motion picture in 2005
Based on the books "The great raid on Cabanatuan" by William B. Breuer and "Ghost soldier" by Hampton Sides
Special features include: Disc 1: feature commentary; The price of freedom: making The great raid; extended deleted scenes with commentary ; disc 2: The ghosts of Bataan documentary; The veterans remember; history lesson with author Hampton Sides; Captain Dale Dye's boot camp; Boot camp outtakes; Mixing The great raid; the mix board with special audio options; war in the Pacific timeline; dedication to the soldiers of Bataan
Director of photography, Peter Menzies; editors, Pietro Scalia, Scott Chestnut; music, Trevor Rabin
Benjamin Bratt, James Franco, Connie Nielsen, Marton Csokas, Joseph Fiennes
DVD; widescreen aspect ratio (2.40:1); Dolby digital; region 1
English and French language tracks, with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned

Control Number:

857544

UPC:

065935220787

Other Authors:

Alliance Atlantis (Firm)
Bender, Lawrence
Bratt, Benjamin, 1963-
Breuer, William B., 1922-2010
Chestnut, Scott
Csokas, Marton, 1966-
Dahl, John. 1956-
Fiennes, Joseph, 1970-
Franco, James, 1978-
Katz, Marty
Menzies, Peter, Jr
Miramax Films
Nielsen, Connie, 1965-
Rabin, Trevor
Scalia, Pietro, 1960-
Sides, Hampton

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