"Great Raid" redirects here. For military operations known by that name, see Great Raid of 1322, Great Raid of 1840, Great Raid of 2014, and Morgan's Raid. For the military operation that inspired the film, see Raid at Cabanatuan.
2005 American-Australian war film
The Great Raid
Theatrical poster
Directed by
John Dahl
Written by
Carlo Bernard
Doug Miro
Based on
The Great Raid on Cabanatuan by
William Breuer
Ghost Soldiers
by Hampton Sides
Produced by
Lawrence Bender
Marty Katz
Starring
Benjamin Bratt
James Franco
Connie Nielsen
Marton Csokas
Joseph Fiennes
Cinematography
Peter Menzies Jr.
Edited by
Scott Chestnut
Pietro Scalia
Music by
Trevor Rabin
Distributed by
Miramax Films
Release date
August 12, 2005 (2005-08-12) (United States)
Running time
132 minutes
Countries
United States Australia
Languages
English Japanese Filipino
Budget
$80 million
Box office
$10.8 million
The Great Raid is a 2005 war film about the Raid at Cabanatuan on the island of Luzon, Philippines during World War II. It is directed by John Dahl and stars Benjamin Bratt, James Franco, Connie Nielsen, Marton Csokas, Joseph Fiennes with Motoki Kobayashi and Cesar Montano. The principal photography took place from July 4 to November 6, 2002, but its release was delayed several times from the original target of fall 2003. The film received negative to average reviews from critics and was a commercial failure.
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