Rating: PG13
Genre: War
Theatrical Release: 07/04/2007(USA
Release Date: 11/20/2007
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1/DDS
Run Time: 125 Minutes
Flags: Adult Situations, Profanity, War Violence
Distributor/Studio: MGM

Acclaimed filmmaker Werner Herzog returns to direct his first feature since 2001's Invincible with this dramatic action film inspired by his own 1997 documentary Little Dieter Needs to Fly and detailing the escape efforts of a German-American pilot who was taken as a prisoner-of-war after being shot down over Laos during the Vietnam War. When U.S. fighter pilot Dieter Dengler (Christian Bale) escaped death after being shot down over one of the most intense front lines in the Vietnam War, his troubles were only beginning. Subsequently taken captive by the enemy and forced to endure a harrowing stint in a Vietnamese prison camp, Dengler and his fellow captives stage a death-defying escape that would later inspire one of Germany's most accomplished directors to capture the remarkable tale on camera.

~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Christian Bale - Dieter Dengler
Steve Zahn - Duane Martin
Jeremy Davies - Gene
Zach Grenier - Squad Leader
Yuttana Muenwaja - Crazy Horse
Kriangsak Ming-Olo - Jumbo
Teerawat Mulvilai - Little Hitler
Abhijati Jusakul - Phisit
Chaiyan (Lek) Chunsuttiwat - Procet
Galen Yuen - Y.C.

Production:
Werner Herzog - Director
Werner Herzog Harry Knapp Elton Brand Steve Marlton - Producer
Klaus Bartlett Klaus Badelt - Composer
Joe Bini - Editor
Werner Herzog - Screen Writer
Arin "Aoi" Pinijvararak - Art Director
Adam Rosen - Associate Producer
Eyde Belasco - Casting
Peter Zeitlinger - Cinematographer
Annie Dunn - Costume Designer
Elie Samaha - Executive Producer
Freddy Braidy - Executive Producer
Gerald Green - Executive Producer
Nick Raslin - Executive Producer
Paul Paragon - Sound/Sound Designer
Adam Horwath - Special Effects Supervisor
Chris Carnel - Stunts Coordinator
Peter Austin - Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher F. Woods - Visual Effects Producer
Robyn Klein - Associate Producer

Casualites of War [UMD]
    Michael J. Fox / R / 1989
Bat 21
    Gene Hackman / R / 1988
Chronicle of an Escape
    Rodrigo de la Serna / R / 2005
The Great Escape
    Steve McQueen / 1963
The Deer Hunter [Special Edition] [2 Discs]
    Robert De Niro / R / 1978

2007 San Diego Film Critics

2007 Independent Spirit Award

2007 Golden Satellite Award