Bale shines in Rescue Dawn

Rescue Dawn

Director: Werner Herzog

Cast: Christian Bale, Marshall Bell, Zach Grenier

Christian Bale turns in one of his best performances in this true-life tale of German-American fighter pilot Dieter Dengler whose escapades after being shot down over Laos during the Vietnam War read like a Boy's Own tale.

Herzog brings us a compelling film about war, living with the madness that accompanies captivity and escape..all boiled down to the theme of how humans cope in the most trying of circumstances.

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