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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })A 2005 film, directed by John Dahl and starring Benjamin Bratt, James Franco, Connie Nielsen, and Joseph Fiennes, about the real-life rescue of World War II POWs by American Rangers from the notorious Japanese prison camp of Cabanatuan.The film opens in September 1944, with the Pacific War turning against Japan's favor. Increasingly desperate, the Japanese Army high command issues an order to liquidate all of its Prisoner-Of-War camps in their occupied territories in the event that an American invasion is likely. We then cut to one of these camps in the Philippines, where American prisoners are herded into makeshift air-raid shelters and then executed by being lit on fire and being shot with machine-guns. The next scene takes place in January, 1945, in the wake of the successful landings by the US Army at Lingayen; Lt.Col. Henry Mucci and his 6th Ranger Battalion are tasked with rescuing American POWs held in Cabanatuan, before the Japanese can repeat what they did only a few months prior. The problem is that the Japanese have a strong garrison located in the towns near the camp in question, while the closest conventional American forces are still days away. With the help of Alamo Scouts and Filipino guerillas, the Rangers set out on their mission to liberate the POWs.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); }) | |
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Artistic Licence – History: In the actual event, the raiders had a P-61 Black Widow night fighter overfly the camp, with the pilot adjusting his fuel settings to make it sound like he was having engine trouble, before passing low over the ground and disappearing behind a hill as if he were crashing, in order to distract the camp guards long enough for the raiders to get into position. In the movie, however, a Lockheed PV Ventura plays the role as the distraction, performing various aerial stunts. The reason for this is because there were no P-61 fighters in airworthy status at the time, meaning a few liberties had to be taken. | |
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Anti-Vehicle: Both the Rangers and the Filipino guerillas are equipped with bazookas, which prove immensely useful late in the film when the Japanese in and around the camp attempt to send tanks against both their forces. | |
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