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The year is 1945 and hundreds of U.S. soldiers held captive in the brutal Japanese war camps at Cabanatuan in the Philippines are under imminent threat of death. These are the only soldiers who remain alive in the Philippines of the 70,000 American and Allied forces surrendered to the Japanese Imperial Army at Bataan in 1942, following the departure of General MacArthur. Forced to walk through the... See Full Description
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Action/Adventure, Art/Foreign, Drama, Thriller, Adaptation and War |
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| Running Time: |
2 hrs. 12 min. |
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| Release Date: |
August 12th, 2005 (wide) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
R for strong war violence and brief language. |
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| Distributors: |
Miramax Films
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$10,166,502 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
C
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Roger Moore
"A great story, but not a great movie." more...
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C |
Boston Globe, Wesley Morris
"...a noble failure." more...
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C+ |
Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
"Here is a war movie that understands how wars are actually fought." more...
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B |
Chicago Tribune, Michael Esposito
"The action is brilliant, the combat sharp and rattling, and the film follows the historical record more closely than most Hollywood films." more...
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B |
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