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Only the bravest of men risk their lives to save others! In this "suspenseful and engrossing action tale" (Boxoffice) based on a true-life rescue story Oscar® winner* Gene Hackman (Unforgiven) and Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon) portray a pair of valiant American soldiers up against impossible odds for survival and rescue within war-torn Vietnam.After his reconnaissance plane is shot down behind enemy lines in Vietnam Lt. Colonel Hambleton (Hackman) a career soldier who's used to calling the shots from behind a desk must now figure out a way to survive in the jungle! Luckily for him he manages to establish radio contact
Only the bravest of men risk their lives to save others! In this "suspenseful and engrossing action tale" (Boxoffice) based on a true-life rescue story Oscar® winner* Gene Hackman (Unforgiven) and Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon) portray a pair of valiant American soldiers up against impossible odds for survival and rescue within war-torn Vietnam.After his reconnaissance plane is shot down behind enemy lines in Vietnam Lt. Colonel Hambleton (Hackman) a career soldier who's used to calling the shots from behind a desk must now figure out a way to survive in the jungle! Luckily for him he manages to establish radio contact with an Air Force pilot Bird-Dog (Glover) who makes it his mission to save his stranded comrade. To plan the dangerous rescue the two soldiers communicate by secret code. But when the enemy intercepts their messages it's only a matter of time before the code is broken...leaving both men at risk of being caught and imprisoned.*1971: Actor French Connection; 1992: Supporting Actor UnforgivenSystem Requirements:Running Time: 105 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: R UPC: 027616855527 Manufacturer No: 1001272
Gene Hackman is a fighter pilot in Vietnam. When he gets shot down behind enemy lines, he manages to hang on to his radio--and maintains contact with Danny Glover, back at the base. Hackman must rely on his own instincts--and the long-distance assistance of Glover--to work his way back to his own territory. The script, by Marc Norman and William Anderson, can't rise above war-movie clichés and Peter Markle's direction can't lift it. Neither can David Marshall Grant, as an overly passionate copter jockey whose rescue attempt proves more hindrance than help. But crafty veterans Hackman and Glover know a thing or two about transcending mediocre material with performances of depth and humanity. --Marshall Fine
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Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Release date: 19 December 2000
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 9780792847892 UPC: 027616855527
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