The Great Raid

Year:

2005

Duration:

132 min

Genres:

Action | Drama | War

IMDB rate:

6.7

Director:

John Dahl

Awards:

1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2005-08-12

Filming Locations: Australia

Earnings

Budget: $80,000,000

Opening Weekend: $3,376,009 (USA) (14 August 2005)

Gross: $10,166,502 (USA) (16 October 2005)

Cast

Actor

Character

Connie Nielsen

Benjamin Bratt

Lt. Colonel Mucci

James Franco

Captain Prince

Robert Mammone

Captain Fisher

Max Martini

1st Sgt. Sid "Top" Wojo

James Carpinello

Cpl. Aliteri

Mark Consuelos

Cpl. Guttierez

Craig McLachlan

2nd Lt. Riley

Freddie Joe Farnsworth

2nd Lt. Foley

Laird Macintosh

2nd Lt. O'Grady

Jeremy Callaghan

Lt. Able

Scott McLean

Lt. LeClaire

Paolo Montalban

Sgt. Valera

Clayne Crawford

PFC Aldrige

Sam Worthington

PFC Lucas

Royston Innes

Sgt. Adams

Diarmid Heidenreich

PFC Daly

Luke Pegler

PFC Miller

Dale Dye

General Kreuger

Jerome Ehlers

Col. H. White

Brett Tucker

Major Lapham

Peter Tkacz

PFC Cohen

Kristian Schmid

Cpl. Lee

Samuel Robinson

T / 4 Gordon

Warwick Young

Sgt. Lyle

Steve Harman

PFC Chestnut

Tim Campbell

Cpl. Friedberg

Matt Doran

Ron Carlson Radio Op.

Joseph Fiennes

Major Gibson

Marton Csokas

Captain Redding

Logan Marshall-Green

Lt. Paul Colvin

Nicholas Bell

Duke

Kenny Doughty

Pitt

Iain Gardiner

McMahon

Christopher James Baker

Monty (as Christopher Baker)

Christopher Morris

Sgt. Williams

William Gluth

Wittinghill (as Will Gluth)

Lucas Stibbard

Hewitt

Noel O'Neill

Katz

Elwyn Edwards

Campbell

Natalie Mendoza

Mina

Eugenia Yuan

Cora (Manila Nurse)

Alvin Anson

Rudi (as Alvin Clifford Lorenz Anson)

Rommel Montano

Miguel (as Jose Rommel De Montano Manhilot)

R.J. Leyran

Carlos (as Ramon Jose Leyran)

Marcelino Cavestany

Antonio Corcurea

Simon Maiden

Father McPherson

Neil Fitzpatrick

Father Connor

Laura Whitnall

Nurse Manila Hospital

Romina Villanueva

Informer with Hood

Rez Cortez

Henchman #1 (as Res S. Cortez)

Bembol Roco

Henchman #2 (as Rafael 'Bembol' A. Roco Jr.)

Nikko Mackintosh

Nikko

Motoki Kobayashi

Major Nagai

Gotaro Tsunashima

Yamada

Masa Yamaguchi

Lt. Hikobe

Yutaka Izumihara

Sgt. Major Takeda

Paul Nakauchi

Sgt. Shigeno

Ken Senga

Colonel Mori

Kuni Hashimoto

Air Raid (Mori)

Kentaro Hara

Lt. Okasaka (Hospital Courtyard)

Koichi Kimura

Storage Room Japanese Soldier

Takayuki 'Taka' Nagano

Japanese Cpt. Manila

David Chamberlain

Tank Officer #1

Naoto Uchida

Tank Officer #2

Shingo Usami

Tower Guard SC201 208

Kazuhiro Muroyama

Guardhouse Japanese Soldier #1

Akira Yoshikawa

Guardhouse Japanese Soldier #2

Cesar Montano

Guerilla Leader Juan Pajota

Richard Joson

Captain Joson (as Ebong Joson)

Leo Kooistra

Lt. Esteben

Chito Sayo

Manuel

Kenneth Moraleda

Monsod

Jourdan Lee

Filipino Commander (as Jourdan Lee Khoo)

Leon Ford

American POW at Palawan

Matthew Newton

2nd American POW

Ken Kikkawa

Commander Tanaka at Palawan POW Camp

Nor Domingo

Platero Doctor (Manuel)

Christine O'Neill

Pregnant Girl (Platero)

Lena Cruz

Mother of Pregnant Girl (Platero)

Den Patricio

Platero Girl #1

Alfred Nicdao

Platero Village Elder

Noel Trinidad Jr.

Young Filipino Collaborator

Valerie Berry

Refugee Woman

Ryan Eigenmann

Refugee Profiteer (as Ryan Eigennman)

Jackson Raine

Truck Driver

Adolf Hitler

Himself (archive footage)

Tom Lent

(voice)

Douglas MacArthur

Himself (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Himself (archive footage) (as Franklin Delano Roosevelt)

Mark Wickham

SSGT Wickham

Byron J. Brochmann

Prisoner of War (uncredited)

Devin Corey

Private Corey (uncredited)

Edelyn Okano

Voiceover (uncredited)

Hideki Tojo

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Koichi Waki

Machine gunner (uncredited)

Matthew Wollaston

Prisoner of War (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Although he was not among the real-life officers portrayed in the movie, Colonel Arthur "Bull" Simons was a young Army Ranger Captain who took part in the raid on Cabanatuan and was awarded the Silver Star for his actions during the raid. During the height of the Vietnam War, Colonel Simons led the famous raid on Son Tay in an attempt to rescue POWs.

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The role of Cesar Montano (as Captain Juan Pajota) was originally offered to Zoren Legaspi who passed the first screening. But Legaspi turned down the project due to his commitment to GMA-7 for a TV soap opera, and that he could not leave his family for a month's shoot in Australia.

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This film's opening prologue states: "Inspired by true events." This film's closing epilogue states: "On January 30, 1945, after nearly three years in captivity, 511 POWs were rescued from the Cabanatuan Prison Camp. During the raid, two Army rangers were killed. The Filipino Guerillas suffered 21 casualties. One POW died after being liberated from the camp. Lt. Colonel Henry Mucci was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for valor. Captain Robert Prince was awarded the same honor. President Truman [See: Harry S. Truman] awarded Margaret Utinsky the Medal of Freedom for outstanding heroism and fortitude. The raid on Cabanatuan remains the most successful rescue mission in U.S. military history."

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Goofs

The beach where the Americans landed is written as "Calasio". There is no place in the Philippines with that name. The correct place is "Calasiao" (in the Province of Pangasinan). Also, the front line where the prisoners were brought safely to is not "Talevera". Again, there is no place in the Philippines with that name. The correct name of the place is "Talavera".

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Colonel Mucci states "The plane will buzz the camp at 1800, Lt. Reilly will fire the first shot at 1930 and Capt Pajota will blow the bridge at 1945..." The Filipino setting the explosives under the bridge at 1800, when the plane flies over, sets the timer for 2 hours.

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In the opening documentary, the voice-over speaks of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. At that moment the viewer doesn't see Japanese airplanes attacking (what should have been), but American 'Dauntless' dive bombers. Nothing but a handful of American planes flew during the attack and certainly no squad of dive bombers.

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Quotes

Captain Prince: Somethings you just have to take on faith.

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Cpl. Aliteri: [about a piece of paper with the Virgin Mary on it] Six bucks.

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Lt. Colonel Mucci: How you feelin?

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Faq

Q

What are the differences between the Theatrical Version and the Unrated Director's Cut?

A

The Unrated Director's Cut, which was released on DVD, features a slightly shorter version than the original Theatrical Cut. Several plot sequences from the Theatrical Version were left out but on the other hand the Director's Cut does feature exclusive scenes as well that can't be found in the Theatrical Version. The latter is approx. two minutes longer than the Director's Cut. A detailed comparison between both versions with pictures can be found here.

Q

Did They also make the Movie in Manila?

A

No - it was filmed mostly in Australia, with the city scenes being filmed in Shanghai, China

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