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Rescue Dawn

film by Herzog [2007]
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Rescue Dawn is a 2007 film directed by Werner Herzog. It is based on the true story of Dieter Dengler, an American pilot shot down over Laos during the Vietnam War. The film chronicles Dengler's harrowing experience as a prisoner of war and his eventual escape. Herzog, known for his distinctive filmmaking style that often explores extreme psychological states and unusual landscapes, wrote the screenplay for Rescue Dawn in English, a first for him. The film was inspired by Herzog's earlier documentary, Little Dieter Needs to Fly.1

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