The Great Raid

The Great Raid

  • Director: John Dahl
  • Writer: William B. Breuer,Hampton Sides,Carlo Bernard
  • Countries of origin: United States, Australia
  • Language: Filipino, English, Tagalog, Japanese
  • Release date: August 12, 2005
  • Sound mix: DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: Великий рейд
  • "The Great Raid" is a war film directed by John Dyer and starring Benjamin Bratt , James Franco , Joseph Fiennes , Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen and others. The film was released in the Philippines on August 10, 2005.
    The film is adapted from William Brewer's novel of the same name, "The Great Raid", which tells the story of Colonel Henry's raid on a Japanese prisoner of war camp in the Philippines to rescue the Allies   .

    Details

    • Release date August 12, 2005
    • Filming locations Bribie Island, Queensland, Australia
    • Production companies Miramax, Marty Katz Productions, Lawrence Bender Productions

    Box office

    Budget

    $80,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $10,167,373

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $3,376,009

    Gross worldwide

    $10,777,375

    Movie reviews

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    • By Guy 2022-03-25 09:01:23

      The film with the historical brilliance bonus should have been better

      The music is good, the translation is stupid, and the lintel is even mentioned. The idea of ​​"localization" of inferior quality is chilling. I've always hated this kind of hard "down to earth" translation.

      The lines of the movie actors seem to be dubbed, and sometimes they are not lip-syncing, which makes them uncomfortable. And why do different people speak in the same tone? The difference was discovered later. The love scene is too blunt, and Colonel Daniel's portrayal is quite a...

    • By Brain 2022-03-23 09:03:33

      Movie Review: The Great Sneak Attack

      6.5 points. How about this movie? Some of the main melody is overdone. The whole story was filmed calmly, and it was too normal. In the end, I couldn't understand why I insisted on adding love. The great contribution of the female pig suddenly turned into a brainless sacrifice for love. Was it to bring in the only dead prisoner of war? ? And the other characters are basically masked, and it doesn't look like a new century movie at all. Fortunately, the final sneak attack brought back some...

    • By Lee 2022-03-23 09:03:33

      Some thoughts on watching the movie "The Great Sneak Attack"

      1. The mood of a man, the mood of career/war/dignity... Before the unknown and danger, there are still two people who volunteered.
      2. Will the American soldier who was captured by the Japanese army in that year be very frightened when he sees Asian faces in the future?
      3. The relationship between the Philippines and China? Relations with the United States? How has the relationship with Japan developed and changed?
      4. Japanese, Chinese: bad, stupid?
      5. The existence of a...

    • By Deangelo 2022-03-22 09:03:02

      It feels normal, and the rescue is not big

      I've heard about this film for a long time, and I downloaded it to see it. I think it's normal.
      First of all, as far as the movie is concerned, there is nothing particularly worth talking about, the story is a bit slow and not at all neat.
      Secondly, the rescue operation was so short-lived that I felt that the so-called big rescue that was preached did not happen at all. The Americans proudly said that they only sacrificed two, but the Philippine guerrillas lost 24! Besides, when it...

    • By Chelsea 2022-03-22 09:03:02

      This is the letter that Daniel passed on to Margaret after he was rescued and died

      Dear Margaret:

      For three years I have witnessed unspeakable horrors and it seems pointless to write this letter. I often think about how my life will be when we are together. But as the years passed, I began to understand that it was just a dream. There is one thing I must tell you, your importance to me is indescribable, not just to me, but to everyone here, with the courage you gave me, I can only cheer for my subordinates. Maybe one day, we will have a second chance. I miss you,...

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    • By Gracie 2022-03-27 09:01:22

      The scene is not big, the war is not intense, the characters are not full, but after all, it is very real. I have learned a lot from receiving an order to collect intelligence, formulate a battle plan, deploy and implement it step by step....

    • By Dayne 2022-03-27 09:01:22

      This type of war-themed film invokes the long-lost patriotism. Loyal love, solid friendship, miraculous tactical strategy and fearless courage in war are all inspired by deep patriotic...

    • By Mason 2022-03-27 09:01:22

      The impression is not very deep. After a cursory look back, it is still an American hero blockbuster. . ....

    • By Christina 2022-03-27 09:01:22

      slightly longer. Theme +1...

    • By Carmela 2022-03-27 09:01:22

      Don't give up on anyone, this is also an American...

    Movie plot

    In 1945, the smoke of World War II was still in the air. The dying Japanese army frantically went to the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines, and was stubbornly resisted by the US Philippine army. However, after a period of tug-of-war, the 75,000 U.S. defenders stationed on the Bataan Peninsula surrendered to Japan under the concentrated fire of the Japanese army. Thousands of American and Filipino prisoners of war died of starvation,...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    Joseph Fiennes lost 20 pounds to star in the film. 
    At the time of filming, the prototype of Captain Prince in the film was still alive, so James Franco met with the Prince who lived in Seattle and watched documentaries and interview videos from the 1940s. 
    The filming of the film took a total of four months, and the rescue battle scene was filmed for a month and a half. In order to achieve the physical and mental appearance of a World...
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    Evaluation action

    "The Great Raid" is a complete war movie, especially the history behind it is heavy and stark, and few Americans don't know this history. However, the film is by no means to record the past, but to express a kind of momentum, a kind of spirit, and this kind of feeling is indeed long-lost in American films. ( SINA Entertainment Review
    Although this is a film full of scenes of war and violence, it inspires the spirit of martial arts,...
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    Movie quotes

    • [Japanese have just fired mortar shells at the escaping troops and POW's]

      Captain Prince: Get a base of fire on the *Son of a bitch*!

    • [last lines]

      Captain Prince: Never in our history have such a large group of men endured so much and complained so little. Many couldn't shake the fact that their country had abandoned them, left them to die in a foreign land. It was said to be of no significance to the war effort, but for me, it meant everything. It's true, they had been left behind, but never forgotten.

    • Major Lapham: I've been thinking for the last three years of all the things I want to say to her.