Bat 21
Summary:
Based on a true story, Bat 21 follows the harrowing adventures of Lt. Colonel Iceal Hambleton (Gene Hackman), whose plane is shot down over enemy territory while on reconnaissance behind enemy lines in Vietnam. Because Hambleton used to call the shots from behind a desk, he lacks combat survival experience and is forced to adapt while the enemy surrounds him on all sides. As the ... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Gene Hackman - (Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton)
Danny Glover - (Capt. Bartholomew Clark)
Jerry Reed - (Col. George Walker)
David Marshall Grant - (Ross Carver)
Clayton Rohner - (Sgt. Harley Rumbaugh)
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Review:
Bat 21 is based on the real-life exploits of Lieutenant Colonel Iceal Hambleton, a high-level desk jockey who's never seen the war upfront -- until he's shot down and forced to see it far closer than he ever wanted. In this way the film, shot on location in Malaysia, is unique among war movies, particularly Vietnam films. We see the horrors of... Continue >>
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