Running time: 2 hours 6 minutes. While Zahn and Davies offer amazing performances, Bale's starring turn often falls flat. In 1965 the squadron joined the carrier USS Ranger. Though uncommonly somber, "Dawn" is still an engrossing prison-break film.
Visibility was poor, and as Dengler rolled his Skyraider in on the target after flying for two-and-a-half hours into enemy territory, he was hit by anti-aircraft fire. Dieter is arrested by the peasants, tortured by the Vietcong and sent to a prisoner camp, where he meets five other mentally deranged prisoners and guards. On July 20, 1966, after 23 days in the jungle, Dengler managed to signal an Air Force pilot with the parachute. The movie is, indeed, perhaps the most believable that Herzog has made. However, an unexpected betrayal splits the group and Dieter and Duane find that the jungle is their actual prison. Director Werner Herzog has once again made a compelling tale of man versus nature, and Christian Bale completely immerses himself in the role of fighter pilot (and prisoner of war) Dieter Dengler. I had to escape.". Was this review helpful to you? After his discharge Dengler joined his brother working in a bakery shop near San Francisco and enrolled in San Francisco City College, then transferred to the College of San Mateo, where he studied aeronautics. Dengler managed to evade the searchers who went out after him and escaped back into the jungle. Starring: Christian Bale, Steve Zahn and Jeremy DaviesDirector: Werner HerzogRated: M. RESCUE Dawn is German director Werner Herzog’s second presentation of the same story.
[13]. Dengler went out first followed by Martin. [18] Dengler was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, an incurable neurological disorder; on February 7, 2001, he rolled his wheelchair from his house down to the driveway of a fire station and shot himself.
Just leave us a message here and we will work on getting you verified. "One guy made a rope tourniquet around my upper arm.
Where: Canal Place, Elmwood Palace. Even for his vampire film "Nosferatu the Vampyre" (1979), he sought out the same locations F.W. In 1975, he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. He used the real Dieter Dengler in a 1997 documentary named "Little Dieter Needs to Fly," in which he took Dengler back to the jungle, and together they re-created his escape while Dengler provided a breathlessly intense narration. In that time Dengler had to release all the men from their handcuffs. 1) The Dawn Treader became a live ship again after the tug cast off and a wave ran up under her prow. The cinematography is particularly impressive. Shortly after Dengler arrived, the prisoners were moved to a new camp ten miles away at Hoi Het. drama, Except for the saccharine ending, I was quite moved by this story. [12], "Seven of us escaped," said Dengler. They intended to get over the nearest ridge and wait for rescue.
They had brought rice with them and found other food, but were still on the verge of starvation. It is the truth that ends up needing to be rescued by the film’s end. Field Marshal Erich von Manstein artistically painted a picture in his memoirs of the gulf that’separated soldiers’ standards and those of our political leadership.’ [6], Dengler's first experience with aircraft was during World War II when he witnessed an Allied fighter plane firing its guns as it flew very close past a window young Dieter was peering out of in his hometown. Christian Bale has put his heart into the role and well supported by the rest of the cast. During the Vietnam War, Dieter Dengler (Christian Bale), a U.S. fighter pilot, is shot down over Laos and taken captive by enemy soldiers. |, February 9, 2011 For a director who gravitates toward the extremes of human behavior, this film involves extreme behavior, yes, but behavior forced by the circumstances. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. Director: Werner Herzog.
Unlike a traditional Hollywood movie, Rescue Dawn follows the pacing and irony of real life. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future. Within seconds a villager appeared and they knelt down on the trail in supplication, but the man swung his machete and struck Martin in the leg. | Rating: 3/5
A conflict between the Air Force and the Navy developed over who should control his debriefing and recovery. When Rodney Baze mysteriously disappears and law enforcement doesn't follow through fast enough, his older brother, Russell, takes matters into his own hands to find justice. Fearing that Dengler might be a Viet Cong soldier, the helicopter crew restrained him when he was brought aboard. This feature has been long on the mind of Herzog, who film for film is the most original and challenging of directors. Excellent performances by Bale and Zahn. Inspired by true events, Rescue Dawn is a harrowing tale of survival. Dieter is arrested by the peasants, tortured by the Vietcong and sent to a prisoner camp, where he meets five other mentally deranged prisoners and guards. "Don't you get it?". Visibility was poor due to smoke from burning fields, and upon rolling in on the target, Dengler and the remainder of his flight lost sight of one another. It's a fascinating history lesson with a compelling story and strong character development. You have permission to edit this article. A captured American pilot during the Vietnam War, Dengler was determined to break for the fences of the Laotian camp in which he was imprisoned and run like hell. This page contains the walkthrough for the fourteenth story mission of Far Cry New Dawn. 2) Reepicheep sometimes did poorly at chess because his mind was full of forlorn hopes or death and glory charges or last stands. Upon completion of two years of college he applied for the US Navy aviation cadet program and was accepted. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your email. Dengler finally managed to locate carbine cartridges that Martin had thrown away and used their powder to enhance the tinder and got a fire going. The plan was for him to go out when the guards were eating and seize their weapons and pass them to Phisit Intharathat and Promsuwan while Martin and DeBruin procured others from other locations. NOTE: drink coffee to stay awake. It's not "The Great Escape." On February 1, 1966, the day after the carrier began flying missions from Yankee Station, Lieutenant, Junior Grade Dengler launched from the Ranger with three other aircraft on an interdiction mission against a truck convoy that had been reported in North Vietnam. Just below that it reads "Ticket Confirmation#:" followed by a 10-digit number. Bale eats bowls of maggots. Soon, the two men's feet were white, mangled stumps from trekking through the dense jungle. Looking for something to watch? We can almost smell the rot and humidity. The serious issues are that there were six not seven prisoners, that Eugene was not insane, that Dieter did not invent the key to open the handcuffs, that he was not the sole architect of the escape plan, and that his colleagues did not let him down when it came time for its execution. Immediately after he was shot down, Dengler smashed his survival radio and hid most of his other survival equipment to keep Vietnamese or Lao search parties from finding it. They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating. Rating: PG-13, for some sequences of intense war violence and torture. I had to look away when he tucked into a live snake. According to the documentary Little Dieter Needs to Fly Dengler said one of the flight crew who was holding him down pulled out a half eaten snake from underneath Dengler's clothing and was so surprised he nearly fell out of the helicopter.
Error: There is no connected account for the user 405605393 Feed will not update. ", The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive review. He passed the test for aviation cadets but was told that only college graduates were selected to be pilots and his enlistment expired before he was selected for pilot training. Sign up here. All the other prisoners go along with his plan to escape because he proves to be very resourceful, except for Gene who does not want to go and threatens to scream out when they attempt it. Directed by Werner Herzog.
", He remained in the navy for a year, was promoted to Lieutenant, and was trained to fly jets. The quick have their sleep walkers and so do the dead. Coming Soon. Information in the documentary appears at greater length in the 1990 book The Bamboo Cage: The Full Story of the American Servicemen Still Missing in Vietnam by Nigel Cawthorne. There were two minutes and twenty seconds in the day when I could strike." [2][3], Dieter Dengler was born and raised in the small town of Wildberg, in the Black Forest region of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. An American finds refuge during the 1937 Japanese invasion of Nanking in a church with a group of women. The jungle is the prison Roger Ebert July 12, 2007. I reached for the rubber sole from his foot, grabbed it and ran.
In 2000, Dengler was inducted into the Gathering of Eagles program and told the story of his escape to groups of young military officers. |.
He was one of only seven Americans to escape from a Viet Cong POW camp and live.
Running time: 2 hours 6 minutes. While Zahn and Davies offer amazing performances, Bale's starring turn often falls flat. In 1965 the squadron joined the carrier USS Ranger. Though uncommonly somber, "Dawn" is still an engrossing prison-break film.
Visibility was poor, and as Dengler rolled his Skyraider in on the target after flying for two-and-a-half hours into enemy territory, he was hit by anti-aircraft fire. Dieter is arrested by the peasants, tortured by the Vietcong and sent to a prisoner camp, where he meets five other mentally deranged prisoners and guards. On July 20, 1966, after 23 days in the jungle, Dengler managed to signal an Air Force pilot with the parachute. The movie is, indeed, perhaps the most believable that Herzog has made. However, an unexpected betrayal splits the group and Dieter and Duane find that the jungle is their actual prison. Director Werner Herzog has once again made a compelling tale of man versus nature, and Christian Bale completely immerses himself in the role of fighter pilot (and prisoner of war) Dieter Dengler. I had to escape.". Was this review helpful to you? After his discharge Dengler joined his brother working in a bakery shop near San Francisco and enrolled in San Francisco City College, then transferred to the College of San Mateo, where he studied aeronautics. Dengler managed to evade the searchers who went out after him and escaped back into the jungle. Starring: Christian Bale, Steve Zahn and Jeremy DaviesDirector: Werner HerzogRated: M. RESCUE Dawn is German director Werner Herzog’s second presentation of the same story.
[13]. Dengler went out first followed by Martin. [18] Dengler was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, an incurable neurological disorder; on February 7, 2001, he rolled his wheelchair from his house down to the driveway of a fire station and shot himself.
Just leave us a message here and we will work on getting you verified. "One guy made a rope tourniquet around my upper arm.
Where: Canal Place, Elmwood Palace. Even for his vampire film "Nosferatu the Vampyre" (1979), he sought out the same locations F.W. In 1975, he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. He used the real Dieter Dengler in a 1997 documentary named "Little Dieter Needs to Fly," in which he took Dengler back to the jungle, and together they re-created his escape while Dengler provided a breathlessly intense narration. In that time Dengler had to release all the men from their handcuffs. 1) The Dawn Treader became a live ship again after the tug cast off and a wave ran up under her prow. The cinematography is particularly impressive. Shortly after Dengler arrived, the prisoners were moved to a new camp ten miles away at Hoi Het. drama, Except for the saccharine ending, I was quite moved by this story. [12], "Seven of us escaped," said Dengler. They intended to get over the nearest ridge and wait for rescue.
They had brought rice with them and found other food, but were still on the verge of starvation. It is the truth that ends up needing to be rescued by the film’s end. Field Marshal Erich von Manstein artistically painted a picture in his memoirs of the gulf that’separated soldiers’ standards and those of our political leadership.’ [6], Dengler's first experience with aircraft was during World War II when he witnessed an Allied fighter plane firing its guns as it flew very close past a window young Dieter was peering out of in his hometown. Christian Bale has put his heart into the role and well supported by the rest of the cast. During the Vietnam War, Dieter Dengler (Christian Bale), a U.S. fighter pilot, is shot down over Laos and taken captive by enemy soldiers. |, February 9, 2011 For a director who gravitates toward the extremes of human behavior, this film involves extreme behavior, yes, but behavior forced by the circumstances. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. Director: Werner Herzog.
Unlike a traditional Hollywood movie, Rescue Dawn follows the pacing and irony of real life. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future. Within seconds a villager appeared and they knelt down on the trail in supplication, but the man swung his machete and struck Martin in the leg. | Rating: 3/5
A conflict between the Air Force and the Navy developed over who should control his debriefing and recovery. When Rodney Baze mysteriously disappears and law enforcement doesn't follow through fast enough, his older brother, Russell, takes matters into his own hands to find justice. Fearing that Dengler might be a Viet Cong soldier, the helicopter crew restrained him when he was brought aboard. This feature has been long on the mind of Herzog, who film for film is the most original and challenging of directors. Excellent performances by Bale and Zahn. Inspired by true events, Rescue Dawn is a harrowing tale of survival. Dieter is arrested by the peasants, tortured by the Vietcong and sent to a prisoner camp, where he meets five other mentally deranged prisoners and guards. "Don't you get it?". Visibility was poor due to smoke from burning fields, and upon rolling in on the target, Dengler and the remainder of his flight lost sight of one another. It's a fascinating history lesson with a compelling story and strong character development. You have permission to edit this article. A captured American pilot during the Vietnam War, Dengler was determined to break for the fences of the Laotian camp in which he was imprisoned and run like hell. This page contains the walkthrough for the fourteenth story mission of Far Cry New Dawn. 2) Reepicheep sometimes did poorly at chess because his mind was full of forlorn hopes or death and glory charges or last stands. Upon completion of two years of college he applied for the US Navy aviation cadet program and was accepted. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your email. Dengler finally managed to locate carbine cartridges that Martin had thrown away and used their powder to enhance the tinder and got a fire going. The plan was for him to go out when the guards were eating and seize their weapons and pass them to Phisit Intharathat and Promsuwan while Martin and DeBruin procured others from other locations. NOTE: drink coffee to stay awake. It's not "The Great Escape." On February 1, 1966, the day after the carrier began flying missions from Yankee Station, Lieutenant, Junior Grade Dengler launched from the Ranger with three other aircraft on an interdiction mission against a truck convoy that had been reported in North Vietnam. Just below that it reads "Ticket Confirmation#:" followed by a 10-digit number. Bale eats bowls of maggots. Soon, the two men's feet were white, mangled stumps from trekking through the dense jungle. Looking for something to watch? We can almost smell the rot and humidity. The serious issues are that there were six not seven prisoners, that Eugene was not insane, that Dieter did not invent the key to open the handcuffs, that he was not the sole architect of the escape plan, and that his colleagues did not let him down when it came time for its execution. Immediately after he was shot down, Dengler smashed his survival radio and hid most of his other survival equipment to keep Vietnamese or Lao search parties from finding it. They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating. Rating: PG-13, for some sequences of intense war violence and torture. I had to look away when he tucked into a live snake. According to the documentary Little Dieter Needs to Fly Dengler said one of the flight crew who was holding him down pulled out a half eaten snake from underneath Dengler's clothing and was so surprised he nearly fell out of the helicopter.
Error: There is no connected account for the user 405605393 Feed will not update. ", The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive review. He passed the test for aviation cadets but was told that only college graduates were selected to be pilots and his enlistment expired before he was selected for pilot training. Sign up here. All the other prisoners go along with his plan to escape because he proves to be very resourceful, except for Gene who does not want to go and threatens to scream out when they attempt it. Directed by Werner Herzog.
", He remained in the navy for a year, was promoted to Lieutenant, and was trained to fly jets. The quick have their sleep walkers and so do the dead. Coming Soon. Information in the documentary appears at greater length in the 1990 book The Bamboo Cage: The Full Story of the American Servicemen Still Missing in Vietnam by Nigel Cawthorne. There were two minutes and twenty seconds in the day when I could strike." [2][3], Dieter Dengler was born and raised in the small town of Wildberg, in the Black Forest region of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. An American finds refuge during the 1937 Japanese invasion of Nanking in a church with a group of women. The jungle is the prison Roger Ebert July 12, 2007. I reached for the rubber sole from his foot, grabbed it and ran.
In 2000, Dengler was inducted into the Gathering of Eagles program and told the story of his escape to groups of young military officers. |.
He was one of only seven Americans to escape from a Viet Cong POW camp and live.
The other Herzog touch is the music. In this way they were able to make their way to a fast-flowing river. At night the men were handcuffed together and shackled to wooden foot blocks.
Deatrick radioed the rescue helicopter crew to see if they could identify the person they had just hoisted up from the jungle. The story is engaging from start to finish, and it's a surprising film with plenty to enjoy. It wasn't until after he reached the hospital at Da Nang that Dengler's identity was confirmed.
Dengler is also survived by two sons, Rolf and Alexander Dengler, and three grandsons.[16]. "I was the only one who came out alive.". When questioned, Dengler told Leonard that he was a Navy lieutenant JG who had escaped from a North Vietnamese prisoner of war camp two months earlier. Dieter Dengler (May 22, 1938 – February 7, 2001) was a German-born United States Navy aviator during the Vietnam War and later a private aircraft test pilot and commercial airline pilot. and the Terms and Policies, Dengler recalls, it was a wild animal who gave him the mental strength to continue. An industrial worker who hasn't slept in a year begins to doubt his own sanity. Rescue Dawn succeeds on many levels, and if you enjoy the genre, this is a film well worth your time. Choose an adventure below and discover your next favorite movie or TV show. He continued flying almost up until his death.
Running time: 2 hours 6 minutes. While Zahn and Davies offer amazing performances, Bale's starring turn often falls flat. In 1965 the squadron joined the carrier USS Ranger. Though uncommonly somber, "Dawn" is still an engrossing prison-break film.
Visibility was poor, and as Dengler rolled his Skyraider in on the target after flying for two-and-a-half hours into enemy territory, he was hit by anti-aircraft fire. Dieter is arrested by the peasants, tortured by the Vietcong and sent to a prisoner camp, where he meets five other mentally deranged prisoners and guards. On July 20, 1966, after 23 days in the jungle, Dengler managed to signal an Air Force pilot with the parachute. The movie is, indeed, perhaps the most believable that Herzog has made. However, an unexpected betrayal splits the group and Dieter and Duane find that the jungle is their actual prison. Director Werner Herzog has once again made a compelling tale of man versus nature, and Christian Bale completely immerses himself in the role of fighter pilot (and prisoner of war) Dieter Dengler. I had to escape.". Was this review helpful to you? After his discharge Dengler joined his brother working in a bakery shop near San Francisco and enrolled in San Francisco City College, then transferred to the College of San Mateo, where he studied aeronautics. Dengler managed to evade the searchers who went out after him and escaped back into the jungle. Starring: Christian Bale, Steve Zahn and Jeremy DaviesDirector: Werner HerzogRated: M. RESCUE Dawn is German director Werner Herzog’s second presentation of the same story.
[13]. Dengler went out first followed by Martin. [18] Dengler was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, an incurable neurological disorder; on February 7, 2001, he rolled his wheelchair from his house down to the driveway of a fire station and shot himself.
Just leave us a message here and we will work on getting you verified. "One guy made a rope tourniquet around my upper arm.
Where: Canal Place, Elmwood Palace. Even for his vampire film "Nosferatu the Vampyre" (1979), he sought out the same locations F.W. In 1975, he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. He used the real Dieter Dengler in a 1997 documentary named "Little Dieter Needs to Fly," in which he took Dengler back to the jungle, and together they re-created his escape while Dengler provided a breathlessly intense narration. In that time Dengler had to release all the men from their handcuffs. 1) The Dawn Treader became a live ship again after the tug cast off and a wave ran up under her prow. The cinematography is particularly impressive. Shortly after Dengler arrived, the prisoners were moved to a new camp ten miles away at Hoi Het. drama, Except for the saccharine ending, I was quite moved by this story. [12], "Seven of us escaped," said Dengler. They intended to get over the nearest ridge and wait for rescue.
They had brought rice with them and found other food, but were still on the verge of starvation. It is the truth that ends up needing to be rescued by the film’s end. Field Marshal Erich von Manstein artistically painted a picture in his memoirs of the gulf that’separated soldiers’ standards and those of our political leadership.’ [6], Dengler's first experience with aircraft was during World War II when he witnessed an Allied fighter plane firing its guns as it flew very close past a window young Dieter was peering out of in his hometown. Christian Bale has put his heart into the role and well supported by the rest of the cast. During the Vietnam War, Dieter Dengler (Christian Bale), a U.S. fighter pilot, is shot down over Laos and taken captive by enemy soldiers. |, February 9, 2011 For a director who gravitates toward the extremes of human behavior, this film involves extreme behavior, yes, but behavior forced by the circumstances. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email. Director: Werner Herzog.
Unlike a traditional Hollywood movie, Rescue Dawn follows the pacing and irony of real life. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future. Within seconds a villager appeared and they knelt down on the trail in supplication, but the man swung his machete and struck Martin in the leg. | Rating: 3/5
A conflict between the Air Force and the Navy developed over who should control his debriefing and recovery. When Rodney Baze mysteriously disappears and law enforcement doesn't follow through fast enough, his older brother, Russell, takes matters into his own hands to find justice. Fearing that Dengler might be a Viet Cong soldier, the helicopter crew restrained him when he was brought aboard. This feature has been long on the mind of Herzog, who film for film is the most original and challenging of directors. Excellent performances by Bale and Zahn. Inspired by true events, Rescue Dawn is a harrowing tale of survival. Dieter is arrested by the peasants, tortured by the Vietcong and sent to a prisoner camp, where he meets five other mentally deranged prisoners and guards. "Don't you get it?". Visibility was poor due to smoke from burning fields, and upon rolling in on the target, Dengler and the remainder of his flight lost sight of one another. It's a fascinating history lesson with a compelling story and strong character development. You have permission to edit this article. A captured American pilot during the Vietnam War, Dengler was determined to break for the fences of the Laotian camp in which he was imprisoned and run like hell. This page contains the walkthrough for the fourteenth story mission of Far Cry New Dawn. 2) Reepicheep sometimes did poorly at chess because his mind was full of forlorn hopes or death and glory charges or last stands. Upon completion of two years of college he applied for the US Navy aviation cadet program and was accepted. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your email. Dengler finally managed to locate carbine cartridges that Martin had thrown away and used their powder to enhance the tinder and got a fire going. The plan was for him to go out when the guards were eating and seize their weapons and pass them to Phisit Intharathat and Promsuwan while Martin and DeBruin procured others from other locations. NOTE: drink coffee to stay awake. It's not "The Great Escape." On February 1, 1966, the day after the carrier began flying missions from Yankee Station, Lieutenant, Junior Grade Dengler launched from the Ranger with three other aircraft on an interdiction mission against a truck convoy that had been reported in North Vietnam. Just below that it reads "Ticket Confirmation#:" followed by a 10-digit number. Bale eats bowls of maggots. Soon, the two men's feet were white, mangled stumps from trekking through the dense jungle. Looking for something to watch? We can almost smell the rot and humidity. The serious issues are that there were six not seven prisoners, that Eugene was not insane, that Dieter did not invent the key to open the handcuffs, that he was not the sole architect of the escape plan, and that his colleagues did not let him down when it came time for its execution. Immediately after he was shot down, Dengler smashed his survival radio and hid most of his other survival equipment to keep Vietnamese or Lao search parties from finding it. They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating. Rating: PG-13, for some sequences of intense war violence and torture. I had to look away when he tucked into a live snake. According to the documentary Little Dieter Needs to Fly Dengler said one of the flight crew who was holding him down pulled out a half eaten snake from underneath Dengler's clothing and was so surprised he nearly fell out of the helicopter.
Error: There is no connected account for the user 405605393 Feed will not update. ", The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive review. He passed the test for aviation cadets but was told that only college graduates were selected to be pilots and his enlistment expired before he was selected for pilot training. Sign up here. All the other prisoners go along with his plan to escape because he proves to be very resourceful, except for Gene who does not want to go and threatens to scream out when they attempt it. Directed by Werner Herzog.
", He remained in the navy for a year, was promoted to Lieutenant, and was trained to fly jets. The quick have their sleep walkers and so do the dead. Coming Soon. Information in the documentary appears at greater length in the 1990 book The Bamboo Cage: The Full Story of the American Servicemen Still Missing in Vietnam by Nigel Cawthorne. There were two minutes and twenty seconds in the day when I could strike." [2][3], Dieter Dengler was born and raised in the small town of Wildberg, in the Black Forest region of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. An American finds refuge during the 1937 Japanese invasion of Nanking in a church with a group of women. The jungle is the prison Roger Ebert July 12, 2007. I reached for the rubber sole from his foot, grabbed it and ran.
In 2000, Dengler was inducted into the Gathering of Eagles program and told the story of his escape to groups of young military officers. |.
He was one of only seven Americans to escape from a Viet Cong POW camp and live.