"[4] Roger Ebert, writing for the Chicago Sun-Times gave it three stars, saying: "Here is a war movie that understands how wars are actually fought [The film] has been made with the confidence that the story itself is the point, not the flashy graphics. Here is a war movie that understands how wars are actually fought. Beginning to give up hope they will ever be rescued, a group of Rangers goes on a dangerous mission to try and save them. This film is beneath the caliber of the actors in it and almost trivializes the participants in the real-life event. Read critic reviews. Although they had organized twohospitals, ample food, and guards for this estimate, they were overwhelmed with over 72,000prisoners. [166] The POWs were deloused, and given hot showers and new clothes. [146] The Rangers and the weary, frail, and disease-ridden POWs made their way to the appointed Pampanga River rendezvous, where a caravan of 26carabao carts waited to transport them to Platero, driven by local villagers organized by Pajota. In one attempt, foursoldiers were recaptured by the Japanese. [95] He directed the Scouts to return to the camp and gain additional intelligence, especially on the strength of the guards and the exact location of the captive soldiers. Now that we are involved in a lengthy and bloody ground war there, it is good to have a film that is not about entertainment for action fans, but about how wars are won with great difficulty, risk, and cost. "[178] Another prisoner died of illness just as the group had reached Talavera. [40][42], The Japanese permitted the POWs to build septic systems and irrigation ditches throughout the prisoner side of the camp. , and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. Seattle Times editorial page editor Jim Vesely reflects on the death of World War II hero Robert Prince of Kirkland and his role in "the Great Raid . Taking place towards the end of WWII, 500 American Soldiers have been entrapped in a camp for 3 years. [72] The initial plan was to attack the camp at 17:30 PST (UTC+8) on January29.[73]. The film chronicles the efforts of the Rangers, Alamo Scouts from the Sixth Army and Filipino guerrillas as they undertake the Raid at Cabanatuan. On January 30, 1945, a group of U.S. Army Rangers, Alamo Scouts, and Filipino guerrillas set out on a daring nighttime raid on Cabanatuan POW camp in the Philippines. Director John Dahl Writers William B. Breuer Hampton Sides Carlo Bernard Stars Benjamin Bratt Joseph Fiennes [196] The remaining American enlisted men and the Filipino guerrilla officers were awarded Bronze Stars. As Japan had not ratified the Geneva Convention, the POWs were transported out of the camp and forced to work in factories to build Japanese weaponry, unload ships, and repair airfields. "[3] He concluded that the film "amounts to a noble failure. Pajota and 200guerrillas were to set up a roadblock next to the wooden bridge over the Cabu River. [67] The group developed a plan to rescue the prisoners. Starring, in alphabetical order: Benjamin Bratt, James Carpinello, Joseph Fiennes, James Franco, Robert Mammone, Max Martini, Connie NielsenAbout Miramax:Miramax is a global film and television studio best known for its highly acclaimed, original content.Connect with Miramax Online:Subscribe to Miramax on YOUTUBE: https://goo.gl/h47JXQFollow Miramax on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/miramaxFollow Miramax on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/miramax/Follow Miramax on PINTEREST: https://www.pinterest.com/Miramax/Follow Miramax on TUMBLR: http://miramax.tumblr.com/Visit Miramax on our WEBSITE: https://www.miramax.com/The Great Raid | Official Trailer (HD) - James Franco, Joseph Fiennes | MIRAMAXhttp://www.youtube.com/Miramax The Great Raid. [citation needed], Throughout the film, the viewpoint switches between the POWs at Cabanatuan, the Rangers, the Filipino resistance and the Japanese. ", Capt. Pierre Kohler, Grand Raid, Le Cap-Terre De Feu, Ed Hachette Tl-Union; Gauthier Fleuri, Les Maillantes, ou 242 jours autour de la plante Terre, Ed. Under the command of Lt. Col. Henry Mucci, they set off on their mission to infiltrate Cabanatuan and liberate the American prisoners. [104] This group would help to load the POWs and escort them back to American lines. [131] Once out of the barracks, they were told by the Rangers to proceed to the main, or front gate. [172][173], Prince gave a great deal of credit for the success of the raid to others: "Any success we had was due not only to our efforts but to the Alamo Scouts and Air Force. Village Roadshow Prod. You couldn't have closed them if you wanted to. The rescue allowed the prisoners to tell of the death march and prison camp atrocities, which sparked a rush of resolve for the war against Japan. White cloths were tied around their left arms to prevent friendly fire casualties. [67] In villages along the Rangers' route, other guerrillas assisted in muzzling dogs and putting chickens in cages to prevent the Japanese from hearing the traveling group. The Great Raid is a great movie; but it is not really a true "action" war movie all the way through like Saving Private Ryan, Black Hawk Down or Hacksaw Ridge. Schrieber repeated this several times while also performing various aerobatic maneuvers. The Rangers were armed with assorted Thompson submachine guns, BARs, M1 Garand rifles, pistols, grenades, knives, and extra ammunition, as well as a few bazookas. Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. In the film the plane that flies over the camp to distract the guards is a Lockheed Hudson. Drama. Benjamin Bratt James Franco Connie Nielsen. [74] The next morning, the Scouts linked up with several Filipino guerrilla units at the village of Platero, 2 miles (3.2km) north of the camp. In reality the plane used was a P-61 Black Widow. [27][28] Prisoners collected food using a variety of methods including stealing, bribing guards, planting gardens, and killing animals which entered the camp such as mice, snakes, ducks, and stray dogs. Rated R In 1944, when the United States landed on the Philippines to recapture it, orders had been sent out by the Japanese high command to kill the POWs in order to avoid them being rescued by liberating forces. [63] Two days later, MacArthur's forces landed on Luzon and began a rapid advance towards the capital, Manila. One of Prince's primary concerns was the flatness of the countryside. As Ariana Grande Gears Up To Play Glinda In Wicked, Dove Cameron Opened Up About Missing Out On The Role . The raid itself, when it comes, is at night, and would be hard for us to follow except that it follows so precisely the plans that were earlier outlined. The prisoners thus had several radios to listen to newscasts on radio stations as far away as San Francisco, allowing the POWs to hear about the status of the war. [156] Mucci dictated that none of the Rangers could be spared to search for him, so he sent several guerrillas to do so in the morning. The Great Raid. The Japanese shifted most of the prisoners to other areas, leaving just over 500American and other Allied POWs and civilians in the prison. Once Prince had ensured that all of the POWs were safely out of the camp, he would fire a red flare, indicating that all troops should fall back to a meetup at Pampanga River 1.5 miles (2.4km) north of the camp where 150guerrillas would be ready with carabao-pulled carts to transport the POWs. Privacy Policy [101] He proposed that the Rangers would be split into two groups: about 90Rangers of C Company, led by Prince, would attack the main camp and escort the prisoners out, while 30Rangers of a platoon from F Company, commanded by Lt. John Murphy, would signal the start of the attack by firing into various Japanese positions at the rear of the camp at 19:30. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Some Scouts and freed prisoners stayed behind to construct the airstrip. The film received negative to average reviews from critics and was a commercial failure. Based on the books The Great Raid on Cabanatuan and Ghost Soldiers, the 2005 John Dahl film The Great Raid focused on the raid intertwined with a love story. It was now, or not. All rights reserved. [22][23] This number dropped significantly as able-bodied soldiers were shipped to other areas in the Philippines, Japan, Japanese-occupied Taiwan, and Manchukuo to work in slave labor camps. Directors [39], Multiple escape attempts were made throughout the history of the prison camp, but the majority ended in failure. The mission was brilliantly successful. Stay up-to-date on all the latest Rotten Tomatoes news! [132] POWs collided with each other in the confusion but were eventually led out by the Rangers. Ted Richardson rushed to shoot a padlock off of the main gate using his .45 pistol. "[164], P-61 Black Widows again helped the group by patrolling the path they took on its way back to American lines. The total included 492Americans, 23British, threeDutch, twoNorwegians, oneCanadian, and oneFilipino. The audience, meanwhile, has to sit around with the prisoners, waiting for this to happen. Those films would seem to have nothing in common with a war movie, but in a way they do, because they avoid special effects and stay close to their characters while negotiating a risky and complicated plot. Beginning to give up hope they will ever be rescued, a group of Rangers goes on a dangerous mission to try and save them. The Great Raid is a 2005 war film about the Raid at Cabanatuan on the island of Luzon, Philippines during World War II. [91] Pajota also confirmed reports that as many as 7,000enemy troops were deployed around Cabanatuan located several miles away. Drama, Original Language: [66] An earlier plan had been proposed by Lieutenant Colonel Bernard Anderson, leader of the guerrillas near the camp. Sure enough, Rose was found by passing guerrillas. When the Rangers yelled to the POWs to come out and be rescued, many of the POWs feared that it was the Japanese attempting to trick them into being killed. Set in the Philippines in 1945, THE GREAT RAID tells the true story of the 6th Ranger Battalion, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Mucci (Benjamin Bratt) who undertake a daring rescue mission against all odds. [150] Joson and his men met no opposition, and they returned to help escort the POWs. The Great Raid is a 2005 war film about the Raid at Cabanatuan on the island of Luzon, Philippines during World War II. Eduardo Joson,[111] would be sent in opposite directions to hold the main road near the camp. The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that AMC sent you when you purchased your ticket. In both this raid and a larger, more famous one at the nearby Los Banos camp, the challenge was to rescue the POWs before the Japanese felt the enemy was close enough to trigger the deaths of their prisoners. There would only be just over an hour of full darkness, as the sun set below the horizon and the moon rose. [102][103] Prince predicted that the raid would be accomplished in 30minutes or less. Traveling thirty miles behind enemy lines, the 6th Ranger Battalion aims to liberate over 500 American prisoners-of-war from the notorious Cabanatuan Japanese POW camp in the . Prisoners were disoriented because the "main gate" meant the entrance to the American side of the camp. I think the thanks should go the other way. [3][4][5] Later with the closure of Camp O'Donnell most of the imprisoned soldiers were transferred to the Cabanatuan prison camp to join the POWs from the Battle of Corregidor.[6]. The culprit can be seen wearing a black face mask as they repeatably try and smash . The Great Rallye (Cape of Good Hope / Tierra del Fuego) is a TV game show produced by the Community of French televisions and aired in 1984 on Antenne 2 . The Rangers withdrew to Platero, a barrio 2.5 miles (4.0km) south of Balincarin. [148] The Scouts stayed behind at the meetup to survey the area for enemy retaliatory movements. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. When they hear the camp's commander, Major Nagai (Motoki Kobayashi), will soon be executing all prisoners, under Tokyo's "Kill All" policy, the Rangers' Lieutenant Colonel Henry Mucci ( Benjamin Bratt) and Prince make their move. An air raid warning was sounded so that the inmates would enter slit-trench and log-and-earth covered air-raid shelters, and there doused with gasoline and burned alive. [114] With the limited Japanese guard, a small group of prisoners had already decided that they would make an escape attempt at about 20:00. [124] Oneguerrilla, who had been trained to use the bazooka only a few hours earlier by the Rangers, destroyed or disabled four tanks that were hiding behind a clump of trees. [125] One prisoner stated that the attack sounded like "whistling slugs, Roman candles, and flaming meteors sailing over our heads. The 72,000 soldiers of the United States Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE),[1] fighting with outdated weapons, lacking supplies, and stricken with disease and malnourishment, eventually surrendered to the Japanese on April 9, 1942. 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