Rescue dawn dieter dengler
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Rescue Dawn
2006 film by Werner Herzog
Rescue Dawn is a 2006 epicwardrama film written and directed by Werner Herzog, based on the true story of Dieter Dengler (played by Christian Bale), a German-American pilot who was shot down and captured by villagers sympathetic to the Pathet Lao during an American military campaign in the Vietnam War. Steve Zahn, Jeremy Davies, and Toby Huss have prominent supporting roles in the film.
In 1997, Herzog made a documentary film about Dengler titled Little Dieter Needs to Fly. Rescue Dawn, which focuses on Dengler's experiences as a prisoner of war, began shooting in Thailand in August 2005. It received critical acclaim, but was a box office failure.
Plot
[edit]In February 1966, while on a combat mission, Lieutenant Dieter Dengler, a German-born U.S. Navy pilot in squadron VA-145, flying from the carrier USS Ranger, is shot down in his Douglas A-1 Skyraider over Laos. He survives the crash, only to be captured by the Pathet Lao. Dengler is offered leniency by the province governor if he will sign a document condemning America, but he refuses, so he is tortured and taken to a prisoner of war camp. There, he meets his fellow prisoners, some of whom have been captives for years: American pilots Gene DeBruin and Duane W. Mar
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Vietnam Film Series:
Rescue Dawn6/23/2018
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Vietnam Release Series Dates
June 23 Rescue Dawn
July 29 Platoon
Aug 18 Full Alloy Jacket
Sep 15 We Were Soldiers
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| Dieter Dengler | |
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Dieter Dengler tours the aircraft carrier USS Constellation in San Diego, CA, on December 1, 1996. | |
| Born | (1938-05-22)May 22, 1938 |
| Died | February 7, 2001(2001-02-07) (aged 62) |
| Place of birth | Wildberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| Place of death | Mill Valley, California |
| Buried at | Arlington National Cemetery |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1957 - 1968 |
| Rank | Lieutenant, USN |
| Unit | Attack Squadron 145, USS Ranger (CV-61) |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War (Flaming Dart I operations) |
| Awards | Navy Cross Distinguished Flying Cross Purple Heart Air Medal |
Dieter Dengler (May 22, 1938 – February 7, 2001) was a German-born United States NavyNaval aviator and pilot during the Vietnam War (and later a private aircraft test pilot and commercial airline pilot). He was one of two survivors (the other being Pisidhi Indradat), out of seven prisoners of war (POW)s, to escape from a Pathet Lao prison camp in Laos. He was rescued after 23 days on the run,[1] and was the first captured U.S. airman to escape enemy captivity during the Vietnam war, after six months of torture and imprisonment.[2]
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