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The Great Raid

The Great Raid

The most daring rescue mission of our time is a story that has never been told

20056.52h 12m

Overview

As World War II rages, the elite Sixth Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: push 30 miles behind enemy lines and liberate over 500 American prisoners of war.

Directed by John Dahl
Written by Doug Miro, Carlo Bernard, William B. Breuer
Produced by Lawrence Bender, Marty Katz
Box OfficeBudget: $80.0MRevenue: $10.2M

Top Cast

Benjamin Bratt

Benjamin Bratt

Lt. Colonel Mucci

James Franco

James Franco

Captain Prince

Connie Nielsen

Connie Nielsen

Margaret Utinsky

Logan Marshall-Green

Logan Marshall-Green

Lt. Paul Colvin

Joseph Fiennes

Joseph Fiennes

Major Gibson

Marton Csokas

Marton Csokas

Captain Redding

Robert Mammone

Robert Mammone

Captain Fisher

Max Martini

Max Martini

1st Sgt. Sid "Top" Wojo

Mark Consuelos

Mark Consuelos

Cpl. Guttierez

Cesar Montano

Cesar Montano

Guerilla Leader Juan Pajota

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookwar crimesnarrationworld war iiprisoner of warrescue missionus armybased on true storyhistorical fictionsoldierspecial forcesmilitary1940s

About The Great Raid

The Great Raid is a action, history, war film released in 2005 exploring themes of based on novel or book, war crimes, narration, world war ii, prisoner of war, rescue mission. Directed by John Dahl, it stars Benjamin Bratt, James Franco, Connie Nielsen. As World War II rages, the elite Sixth Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: push 30 miles behind enemy lines and liberate over 500 American prisoners of war.

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