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  1. Aug 11, 2005 · 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. Nearly 800 Japanese died in the surprise attack.

  2. The Great Raid is a 2005 war film about the Raid at Cabanatuan on the island of Luzon, Philippines during World War II. It is directed by John Dahl and stars Benjamin Bratt, James Franco, Connie Nielsen, Marton Csokas, Joseph Fiennes with Motoki Kobayashi and Cesar Montano.

  3. Synopsis. Dec 1941, Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor and US entered WWII. 10 hrs later, they attacked the Philippines. 10K Americans and 60K Philippinos retreated to the Bataan peninsula. With no navy to rescue them, they were trapped. US decided to focus on Europe and Hitler first.

  4. Aug 12, 2005 · The Great Raid: Directed by John Dahl. With Benjamin Bratt, James Franco, Robert Mammone, Max Martini. Taking place towards the end of WWII, 500 American Soldiers have been entrapped in a camp for 3 years.

  5. 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. There, in...

  6. Aug 12, 2005 · 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. John Dahl. Director. Doug Miro. Screenplay. Carlo Bernard. Screenplay. Written by Wuchak on September 20, 2023.

  7. Aug 12, 2005 · Summary. From director John Dahl comes the gritty and stirring reality-based story of one of the most spectacular rescue missions ever to take place in American history: “the great raid on...