Directed by:
John DahlCinematography:
Peter Menzies Jr.Composer:
Trevor RabinCast:
Benjamin Bratt, James Franco, Connie Nielsen, Marton Csokas, Joseph Fiennes, Mark Consuelos, Max Martini, Logan Marshall-Green, Robert Mammone, Cesar Montano (more)VOD (2)
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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. This film tells that story 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. (Lionsgate Home Entertainment)
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The Great Raid
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Varese Sarabande
Year: 2005
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 48:17
| 1. | The Rescue | Trevor Rabin | 09:09 |
| 2. | Liberate Food | Trevor Rabin | 04:46 |
| 3. | Execute | Trevor Rabin | 02:30 |
| 4. | Raid Begins | Trevor Rabin | 03:18 |
| 5. | Writing Letters | Trevor Rabin | 04:24 |
| 6. | Rangers Start | Trevor Rabin | 02:11 |
| 7. | Campsite | Trevor Rabin | 03:05 |
| 8. | The Great Raid | Trevor Rabin | 03:52 |
| 9. | Burning Bodies | Trevor Rabin | 03:32 |
| 10. | Stealing Medicine | Trevor Rabin | 01:53 |
| 11. | The Future | Trevor Rabin | 02:22 |
| 12. | Stalking | Trevor Rabin | 02:47 |
| 13. | Closing Titles | Trevor Rabin | 04:28 |