Rescue Dawn
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Short description
Rescue Dawn follows Dieter Dengler, a German-born pilot serving with the United States military during the Vietnam War. Sent on a secret bombing mission over Laos, he is shot down and captured, then held in a remote jungle prison camp where other prisoners have already spent a long time. Rather than wait for a rescue that may never come, Dengler begins planning an escape, a decision that divides the men around him.
Werner Herzog directed the film, the thirteenth of the twenty-two features listed for him in chronological order, arriving between Grizzly Man and Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans. Christian Bale plays Dengler, with Steve Zahn as Duane, Jeremy Davies as Gene and Toby Huss among the supporting cast. The film was a modest production, made for about ten million dollars.
Released in 2007, Rescue Dawn is an adventure drama shaped by its war setting. It drew a critics' rating of 7.7/10 from 160 reviews, while audiences gave it 7.2/10 on IMDb from roughly 116,000 votes and 7/10 on TMDB from far fewer votes. Its worldwide box office take was below its budget.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is based on the story of Lieutenant Dieter Dengler, shot down on February 1, 1966, and his successful escape from a prisoner-of-war camp in Laos (the escape and rescue took about three weeks).
- The filming of the plane crash almost ended in tragedy. Due to a mistake by the pyrotechnicians, stuntman Chris Carnell, who was substituting for Bale in this scene, severely burned his face.
- Before filming, the actors lost weight for several months. Steve Zahn lost 18 kg (39.7 lbs) for the role, Jeremy Davies – 15 kg (33 lbs), and Christian Bale – 25 kg (55 lbs). The director also lost 13 kg (28.7 lbs) in solidarity. Since weight is gained faster than it is lost, the scenes were filmed in reverse chronological order.
- Filming took place in Thailand and lasted 44 days.
- The film features computer models of Douglas A-1 Skyraider attack aircraft, as very few of this type remain airworthy.
- During the filming of the scene where Dieter eats larvae, Christian Bale actually ate live larvae.
- There were seven prisoners in the camp, but Werner Herzog reduced their number to six. The film shows that the entire escape plan was devised by Dengler; in reality, the plan had already been developed by other prisoners by the time he arrived at the camp.
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