age 17+. In parallel stories, we meet the fictional Maj. Gibson (Joseph Fiennes), leader of the POWs, and a brave American nurse, also from real life, named Margaret Utinsky (Connie Nielsen). English, Director: [26] To supplement their diet, prisoners were able to smuggle food and supplies hidden in their underwear into the camp during Japanese-approved trips to Cabanatuan. Historical narration and footage provide the con As the Japanese retreated, they killed their prisoners, and Americans in one camp were burned alive. On January30, 1945, during World War II, United States Army Rangers, Alamo Scouts and Filipino guerrillas liberated more than 500 from the POW camp. In early 1945, as World War II is nearing its end, Gen. Douglas MacArthur selects Lt. Col. Henry Mucci (Benjamin Bratt) to command a bold rescue mission in the Philippines. (2005) In 1944 Lt. Col. Henry Mucci (Benjamin Bratt) leads a U.S. battalion to rescue more than 500 prisoners of war from a Japanese camp. "[164], P-61 Black Widows again helped the group by patrolling the path they took on its way back to American lines. On February11, 1945, 280 POWs left Leyte aboard the transport USS General A.E. The movie is based on the true story of a famous raid by U.S. Army Rangers and Philippine guerillas, who attacked the Japanese POW camp at Cabanatuan and rescued more than 500 Americans, with the loss of only two American and 21 Filipino lives. [133][134] Battalion surgeon Capt. War, This mission appeals more to my heart than to my head. Sure enough, Rose was found by passing guerrillas. It's well done, and well acted. [104] This group would help to load the POWs and escort them back to American lines. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. The pilots (Capt. William Nellist and Thomas Rounsaville, left Guimba at 19:00 and infiltrated behind enemy lines for the long trek to attempt a reconnaissance of the prison camp. At 21:00, one of the aircraft destroyed five Japanese trucks and a tank located on a road 14 miles (23km) from Platero that the group would later travel on. It was completed by 2002, but like a lot of Miramax inventory sat on the shelf (Miramax won a "shelf award" at the Indie Spirits one year for the quality of its unreleased pictures). Read critic reviews. Facing brutal conditions including disease, torture, and malnourishment, the prisoners feared they would be executed by their captors before the arrival of General Douglas MacArthur and his American forces returning to Luzon. In both this raid and a larger, more famous one at the nearby Los Banos camp, the challenge was to rescue the POWs before the Japanese felt the enemy was close enough to trigger the deaths of their prisoners. The website's consensus reads: "Though the climax of the film -- the actual raid -- is exciting, the rest of it is bogged down in too many subplots and runs on for too long. The Rangers were armed with assorted Thompson submachine guns, BARs, M1 Garand rifles, pistols, grenades, knives, and extra ammunition, as well as a few bazookas. Marty Katz, As Ariana Grande Gears Up To Play Glinda In Wicked, Dove Cameron Opened Up About Missing Out On The Role . To me this one dragged interesting maybe its about how 500 POWs are in camp & to go about rescuing them. [67] He proposed to Lieutenant General Walter Krueger's intelligence chief Colonel Horton White that a rescue attempt be made to liberate the estimated 500POWs at the Cabanatuan prison camp before the Japanese possibly killed them all. The next morning, on July 4, the division fought its first major battle of the Great Raid in the Battle of Tebbs Bend. Lawrence Bender, Writer: Beginning to give up hope they will ever be rescued, a group of Rangers goes on a dangerous mission to try and save them.Taking place towards the end of WWII, 500 American Soldiers have been entrapped in a camp for 3 years. Coming Soon. To the Japanese observers, it seemed the plane had crashed and they watched, waiting for a fiery explosion. The Great Raid is a 2005 war film about the Raid at Cabanatuan on the island of Luzon, Philippines during World War II. [99] Nellist and Vaquilar remained in the shack until the start of the raid.[100]. [29][30][31] The Filipino underground collected thousands of quinine tablets to smuggle into the camp to treat malaria, saving hundreds of lives. [189] The enthusiasm over the raid was later overshadowed by other Pacific events, including the Battle for Iwo Jima and the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Great Raid Full Movie (2005) WATCH FULL FREE MOVIE! The 72,000 soldiers of the United States Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE),[1] fighting with outdated weapons, lacking supplies, and stricken with disease and malnourishment, eventually surrendered to the Japanese on April 9, 1942. [89] Mucci also met with USAFFE guerrilla Captain Juan Pajota and his 200men, whose intimate knowledge of enemy activity, the locals, and the terrain proved crucial. The Great Raid | Official Trailer (HD) - James Franco, Joseph Fiennes | MIRAMAX Miramax 2.43M subscribers Subscribe 1.2K 265K views 6 years ago The inspirational true story of one of the most the. Under the command of Lt. Col. Henry Mucci, they set off on their mission to infiltrate Cabanatuan and liberate the American prisoners. By creating an account, you agree to the [50][51], As American forces continued to approach Luzon, the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters ordered that all able-bodied POWs be transported to Japan. [67], White gathered Lt. Col. Henry Mucci, leader of the 6th Ranger Battalion, and three lieutenants from the Alamo Scoutsthe special reconnaissance unit attached to his Sixth Armyfor a briefing on the mission to raid Cabanatuan and rescue the POWs. The film opens with the massacre of prisoners of war on Palawan by the Kempeitai, the Imperial Japanese military's secret police (though it was committed by the Japanese Fourteenth Area Army). In 1944, when the United States landed on the Philippines to recapture it, orders had been sent out by the Japanese high command to kill the POWs in order to avoid them being rescued by liberating forces. That is, UNTIL you get to the last 1/3 of the movie where the intense action goes non-stop with authentic realism. The soldiers frequently had hallucinations or fell asleep as they marched. Subscribe to TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/sxaw6hSubscribe to COMING SOON: http://bit.ly/H2vZUnSubscribe to CLASSIC TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u43jDeLike us on FACEB. Nearly 800 Japanese died in the surprise attack. On January 30, 1945, a group of U.S. Army Rangers, Alamo Scouts, and Filipino guerrillas set out on a daring nighttime raid on Cabanatuan POW camp in the Philippines. It is also possible to rent "The Great Raid" on Microsoft Store, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Vudu, Redbox . the Terms and Policies, and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. The Great Raid & The Great Salute of WWII ARTICLES WORLD WAR II Jun 24, 2020 Guest Author, Guest Author Dressed as Filipino peasants, the two American Scouts slipped into an abandoned hut about 300 yards from their objective. [131] Once out of the barracks, they were told by the Rangers to proceed to the main, or front gate. In addition, a 3,000-book library was allowed (much of which was provided by the Red Cross), and films were shown occasionally. [56] When the guards left, the prisoners heeded the threat, fearing that the Japanese were waiting near the camp and would use the attempted escape as an excuse to execute them all. "[126] Prisoners immediately hid in their shacks, latrines, and irrigation ditches.[126]. [55] The guards had previously told prisoner leaders that they should not attempt to escape, or else they would be killed. [188] The Rangers and POWs were interviewed to describe the conditions of the camp, as well as the events of the raid. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. Based on interviews with the heroes who survived the raid, this book brings to life in electrifying detail the dramatic events that took place on that historic day. Based on the books The Great Raid on Cabanatuan and Ghost Soldiers, the 2005 John Dahl film The Great Raid focused on the raid intertwined with a love story. After consolidating information from Pajota and the Alamo Scouts about heavy enemy activity in the camp area, Mucci agreed to postpone the raid for 24hours,[93] and alerted the SixthArmy Headquarters to the development by radio. Copyright Fandango. [38] Prisoners also constructed weapons and smuggled ammunition into the camp for the possibility of securing a handgun. [72] The initial plan was to attack the camp at 17:30 PST (UTC+8) on January29.[73]. for strong war violence and brief language, 10th Chicago Critics Film Fest Features Past Lives, Blackberry, Sanctuary, Theater Camp, and Many More, A Road Paved with Bloodshed: High Plains Drifter Turns 50, Cannes 2023 Line-up Includes Wes Anderson, Martin Scorsese, and Many More, Ebertfest Welcomes Molly Cornyn as its New Project Coordinator. [74] The next morning, the Scouts linked up with several Filipino guerrilla units at the village of Platero, 2 miles (3.2km) north of the camp. He restarted it, creating a loud backfire, and repeated the procedure twice more, losing altitude to 200 feet (61m). [138][139] Pajota had earlier sent a demolitions expert to set charges on the unguarded bridge to go off at 19:45. What the movie is is a good, true story about a small raid in the Pacific campaign. [141] Rose woke early the next morning, and realized the other prisoners were gone and that he was left behind. [181] His last words were "Good luck on the way out. [112][140] The bomb detonated at the designated time, and although it did not destroy the bridge, it formed a large hole over which tanks and other vehicles could not pass. They all portrayed their characters and meshed out the story without any modern day politicking and criticism. Kenneth Schrieber and 1st Lt. Bonnie Rucks. White cloths were tied around their left arms to prevent friendly fire casualties. In the film the plane that flies over the camp to distract the guards is a Lockheed Hudson. She was eventually released but spent six weeks recovering from gangrene as a result of injuries sustained from beatings. The difference between "Stealth" and "The Great Raid" is the difference between the fantasies of the Pentagon architects of "shock and awe" and the reality of the Marines who were killed in Iraq last week. Regal Perhaps that is close to the truth, but they have never been tested under fire; their first assignment involves penetrating Japanese-controlled territory, creeping in daylight across an open field toward the POW camp, hiding in a ditch until night, and then depending on surprise to rescue the prisoners, most of them starving, many of them sick, all of them survivors of the Bataan Death March. Now that we are involved in a lengthy and bloody ground war there, it is good to have a film that is not about entertainment for action fans, but about how wars are won with great difficulty, risk, and cost. [55] Prisoners were alone for a couple of weeks, except when retreating Japanese forces would periodically stay in the camp. Hundreds of Japanese troops were killed in the 30-minute coordinated attack; the Americans suffered minimal casualties. The Great Raid is a great movie; but it is not really a true "action" war movie all the way through like Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down or Hacksaw Ridge. [200], "People everywhere try to thank us. [22][23] This number dropped significantly as able-bodied soldiers were shipped to other areas in the Philippines, Japan, Japanese-occupied Taiwan, and Manchukuo to work in slave labor camps. Many prisoners were also stricken with malaria. Drama, Original Language: [6][8] The camp had first been used as an American Department of Agriculture station and then a training camp for the Filipino army. [132] POWs collided with each other in the confusion but were eventually led out by the Rangers. 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