Rescue dawn /
When U.S. fighter pilot Dieter Dengler escapes death after being shot down over one of the most intense front lines in the Vietnam War, his troubles were just beginning. He is taken captive by the Vietnamese Army and is forced to endure a harrowing stint in a Vietnamese prison camp. Dengler and a sm...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English French Spanish |
| Language Notes: | English (Dolby 5.1), dubbed French (Dolby surround) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby surround) dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
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| Summary: | When U.S. fighter pilot Dieter Dengler escapes death after being shot down over one of the most intense front lines in the Vietnam War, his troubles were just beginning. He is taken captive by the Vietnamese Army and is forced to endure a harrowing stint in a Vietnamese prison camp. Dengler and a small band of his fellow captives stage a death-defying escape. Based on a true story. |
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| Item Description: | Special features: Commentary by director Werner Herzog and interviewer Norman Hill; deleted scenes; the making of the true story; "Unfinished business: telling Dieter's story", "Strength of character", "War stories", "What would Dieter do?", deleted scenes. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby surround. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: PG-13; for some seqences of intense war violence and torture. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Peter Zeitlinger ; editor, Joe Bini ; music, Klaus Badelt ; costume designer, Annie Dunn. |