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The Great Raid

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 Penninsula where they were surrounded and cuto...

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Corporate Author: Miramax Home Entertainment (Firm), Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Dahl, John., Bratt, Benjamin, 1963-, Franco, James, 1978-, Nielsen, Connie, 1965-, Csokas, Marton, 1966-, Menzies, Peter, Jr., Rabin, Trevor., Breuer, William B., 1923-, Sides, Hampton.
Format: Videos DVD
Language: English
Published: [Burbank, CA] : Miramax Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, c2005.
Subjects:
Bataan Death March, Philippines, 1942 > Drama.
Raids (Military science) > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, Japanese > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons > Drama.
Feature films.
War films
Summary: 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 Penninsula 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 the way thousands died or were murdered by the Japanese. They were taken to Camp O'Donnell and to Cabanatuan Prison Camps where they were starved and beaten. When MacArthur invaded the Philippines he made it a priority to rescue the remaining prisoners still alive in Japanese hands.
Item Description: Based on the books "The great raid on Cabanatuan" by William B. Breuer and "Ghost soldier" by Hampton Sides.
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 133 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD ; region 1 encoding ; NTSC.
Audience: MPAA rating: R; for strong war violence and brief language.
Production Credits: Director of photography, Peter Menzies, Jr. ; art directors, Bill Booth, Michael Rumpf ; editors, Scott Chestnut, Pietro Scalia ; music, Trevor Rabin ; costume designer, Lizzy Gardiner ; production designer, Bruno Rubeo ; visual effects supervisor, Chris Godfrey.
ISBN: 078886159X
Access: For private home use only.
Author Notes: James Franco was born on April 19, 1978 in Palo Alto, California. He enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles as an English major but dropped out after freshman year to pursue a career as an actor, taking acting lessons with Robert Carnegie at Playhouse West. After 15 months of training, he began auditioning in Los Angeles California and got his first break in 1990 after he was cast in the leading role of the television series Freaks and Geeks. His first major film was the romantic comedy Whatever It Takes. He was later cast in the title role of the 2001 TV special James Dean. He received a Golden Globe Award and nominationations for an Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2002 the superhero film Spider-Man was released and James Franco played Harry Osborn, the son of the villain. Spider-Man was a commercial and critical success. In the same year he was cast in the drama City by the Sea. The following year he co-starred in Robert Altman's The Company. With the success of the first Spider-Man film he was able to reprise the role in the sequel Spider-Man 2 in 2004. The movie was well received by critics. He continues his acting career with roles in films such as the Great Raid, Annapolis, Flyboys and Wicker Man. He is a successful actor, director and screenwriter.

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