The Great Raid

2005

Action / Drama / History / War

53
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 70% · 119 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 70% · 10K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.6/10 10 24904 24.9K

based on a true story based on novel or book war crimes narration world war ii prisoner of war

Plot summary

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.

Director

John Dahl Photo
John Dahl

Top cast

Connie Nielsen Photo
Connie Nielsen as Margaret Utinsky
Dale Dye Photo
Dale Dye as General Kreuger
Simon Maiden Photo
Simon Maiden as Father McPherson
Laird Macintosh Photo
Laird Macintosh as 2nd Lt. O'Grady
720p.BluRay 1080p.BluRay
850.20 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
2 hr 12 min
Seeds 7
1.75 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
2 hr 12 min
Seeds 24

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by whpratt1 7 / 10

Horrors of the Japs During WW II

This word today about the JAPS sounds very cruel and offensive to the Japanese people, but during the War Years during WW II in the Pacific this word was used in most American Newspapers and spoken about during this horrible war with a nation that killed and raped many people in Nanking, China. In this film many of U.S. Service Men are trapped in a Japanese Concentration Camp who inflicted horrible tortures and slaughter hundreds of American Soldiers and women who are treated worse than animals. America makes every effort to find these lost prisoners of war and is horrified how the Japanese soldiers treated our people and make a great effort to free all these prisoners. However, it took many men and women lives in order to accomplish this mission. This is a great picture which still remembers all the men and women who gave their lives to fight back at the mistreatment of American soldiers. GREAT FILM.
Reviewed by mstomaso 8 / 10

Solid traditional semi-historical war film

In terms of lasting value, I believe The Great Raid is one of the best films to have graced the screen this year. It's a straightforward war movie about unsung heroes. The story involves the basic facts of a Japanese POW camp which was liberated near the end of the Japanese occupation of the Phillipines. American soldiers and Phillipino resistance fighters teamed up to chance a daring raid on the heavily guarded camp. Fictional elements are added to the story, such as a surprisingly compelling love story, and believable explorations of friendships among both prisoners and fighters.The script is good, the acting and editing superb, and the photography is very good. The film is violent, but does not wallow in flying guts and body parts as has been the recent fashion. Nothing flashy, nothing overwhelming, just solid craftsmanship. This is a film which is less concerned with making an impression than it is with telling a story, and I found that very refreshing. In my opinion, the film succeeds completely in telling its simple story and will likely be recognized for years to come as one of the better war films of recent times. All of the acting in this film is excellent, but watch for the standout performances from Marton Csokas, Joseph Fiennes, James Franco and Connie Nielsen.
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