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Synopsis

Christian Bale stars in writer/director Werner Herzog's action drama, based on his acclaimed 1997 documentary, Little Dieter Needs to Fly. The film recounts the true story of Dieter Dengler (Bale), who grew up in bombed out, post-war Germany, dreaming of becoming a pilot. He eventually made his way to the United States, where he joined the military during the Vietnam War. Forty minutes into his first mission he was shot down and captured. Surviving untold tortures at the hands of the Vietcong, he eventually escaped—only to face the most unforgiving enemy of all: the jungle. Co-starring Steve Zahn and Jeremy Davies.

Film Information

• Genre: Action | Adventure | Drama | War
• Director: Werner Herzog
• Written By: Werner Herzog
• Starring: Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Jeremy Davies, and Pat Healy
• Running Time: 126 minutes, approx.
• MPAA Rating: PG-13
• Language: English
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Reviews

"What a sweet collision is RESCUE DAWN: the American psycho meets the German kook."

   - Kyle Smith, New York Post

"An old-fashioned prisoner-of-war movie that becomes much more because of writer-director Werner Herzog's admiration for the remarkable true story of its protagonist, Dieter Dengler."

   - Walter Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle

"Out of a harrowing story set in a foreign thicket, Herzog has found American beauty."

   - Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly

"That such a masterful depiction of American heroism and can-do spirit has been created by a German art film director known for considerably darker visions of obsession is an irony Herzog no doubt finds delicious."

   - Ann Hornaday, Washington Post

"Aside from a riveting adventure story that Herzog tells in all of its terrifying, stripped-down simplicity, Rescue Dawn is a fascinating study of human particularity."

   - Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times

Showtimes

• Wednesday, August 15th
  4:15 pm, 7:00 pm
• Thursday, August 16th
  4:15 pm, 9:00 pm
• Friday, August 17th
  7:00 pm
• Saturday, August 18th
  4:15 pm, 7:00 pm
• Sunday, August 19th
  4:15 pm
• Monday, August 20th
  4:30 pm, 7:00 pm
• Tuesday, August 21st
  9:15 pm
• Wednesday, August 22nd
  7:00 pm
• Thursday, August 23rd
  9:30 pm
• Friday, August 24th
  7:00 pm
• Saturday, August 25th
  9:30 pm
• Sunday, August 26th
  7:00 pm
• Monday, August 27th
  4:30 pm
• Tuesday, August 28th
  7:00 pm