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Bat★21

Bat★21

Trapped behind enemy lines. A whole army after him... And only one man can save him.

19886.31h 45m

Overview

Lt. Col. Iceal "Ham" Hambleton is a weapons countermeasures expert and when his aircraft is shot over enemy territory the Air Force very much wants to get him back. Hambleton knows the area he's in is going to be carpet-bombed but a temporary shortage of helicopters causes a delay. Working with an Air Force reconnaissance pilot, Capt. Bartholomew Clark, he maps out an escape route.

Directed by Peter Markle
Written by William C. Anderson, George Gordon
Produced by David Fisher, Gary A. Neill, Michael Balson
Box Office0Revenue: $4.0M

Top Cast

Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton

Danny Glover

Danny Glover

Capt. Bartholomew Clark

Jerry Reed

Jerry Reed

Col. George Walker

David Marshall Grant

David Marshall Grant

Ross Carver

Clayton Rohner

Clayton Rohner

Sgt. Harley Rumbaugh

Erich Anderson

Erich Anderson

Major Jake Scott

J

Joe Dorsey

Col. Douglass

Michael Ng

Michael Ng

Vietnamese Man (as Rev. Michael Ng)

T

Theodore Chan Woei-Shyong

Boy on Bridge

Don Ruffin

Don Ruffin

Helicopter Crew

Themes & Keywords

vietnam warvietnambased on novel or book

About Bat★21

Bat★21 is a action, war, drama film released in 1988 exploring themes of vietnam war, vietnam, based on novel or book. Directed by Peter Markle, it stars Gene Hackman, Danny Glover, Jerry Reed. Lt. Col. Iceal "Ham" Hambleton is a weapons countermeasures expert and when his aircraft is shot over enemy territory the Air Force very much wants to get him back. Hambleton knows the area he's in is going to be carpet-bombed but a temporary shortage of helicopters causes a delay. Working with an Air Force reconnaissance pilot, Capt. Bartholomew Clark, he maps out an escape route.

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