The Great Raid

About The Great Raid

As World War II rages, the elite Sixth Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: push 30 miles behind enemy lines and liberate over 500 American prisoners of war.

John Dahl's The Great Raid is a 2005 history war film. Its themes are military, soldier, historical fiction, and rescue mission.

Benjamin Bratt takes the lead as Lt. Colonel Mucci, James Franco as Captain Prince, Connie Nielsen as Margaret Utinsky, and Logan Marshall-Green as Lt. Paul Colvin. It runs 132 minutes and was released in August 2005.

The screenplay is by Carlo Bernard and Doug Miro. Produced by Lawrence Bender Productions. The film began as a novel.

Dunkirk, Saving Private Ryan, and Catch-22 make useful companions to The Great Raid, all filed under 1940s. TMDB voters put it at 6.5 out of 10 across 398 votes and it carries a R rating.