Rescue Dawn
“A true story of survival... declassified.”
A US Fighter pilot's epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War.
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Cast
23 people
Christian Bale
Dieter Dengler
Known for
The Dark Knight
American Psycho
Steve Zahn
Duane
Known for
Silo
War for the Planet of the Apes
Toby Huss
Spook
Known for
Dickinson
King of the Hill
François Chau
Province Governor
Known for
The Penguin
The Expanse
Marshall Bell
Admiral
Known for
Total Recall
Stand by Me
Jeremy Davies
Gene
Known for
Lost
Saving Private Ryan
Pat Healy
Norman
Known for
Station 19
Run
James Aaron Oliver
Jet Pilot
Also in
Frasier
House at the End of the Drive
Saichia Wongwirot
Lao Guard
Known for
Ninja: Shadow of a Tear
Lost in Thailand
Brad Carr
U.S. Navy Pilot
Also in
Dexter
Ironside
Teerawat Mulvilai
Little Hitler
Known for
The Creator
Only God Forgives
Kriangsak Ming-olo
Jumbo
Also in
Good Guys Go to Heaven, Bad Guys Go to Pattaya
Coming Soon
Werner Herzog Director · Klaus Badelt Composer Peter Zeitlinger Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $7.2M · Budget $10M · United States release July 4, 2007
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$7,177,143
Gross vs. budget
0.7×
Production
Top Gun Productions
Production
Thema Production
Production
Gibraltar Films
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Studio · Production
Luxembourg · United States · Thailand
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 9, 2006
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · July 4, 2007
Limited theatrical · New York City / Los Angeles
United States · November 20, 2007
Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
United States
July 27, 2007 · Theatrical
Australia
January 18, 2008 · Physical · DVD
Brazil
July 4, 2007 · Theatrical
Canada
July 1, 2007 · Theatrical · exact day unknown
Finland
September 9, 2006 · Physical
France
November 20, 2007 · Physical
June 5, 2008 · Physical · DVD
October 29, 2008 · Physical · Blu-Ray
June 22, 2016 · Digital · VOD
July 26, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
September 24, 2026 · TV · Action
Germany
June 23, 2007 · Limited theatrical · Filmfest München
December 18, 2008 · Physical
Greece
February 14, 2008 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 23, 2007 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 23, 2007 · Theatrical
February 19, 2008 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
August 22, 2009 · TV · RTL 5
Norway
September 9, 2006 · Physical
Portugal
October 25, 2007 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 9, 2006 · Physical
United Kingdom
November 23, 2007 · Theatrical
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