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Synopsis: The year is 1945 and hundreds of
U.S. soldiers held captive in the brutal Japanese war camps at
Cabanatuan in the Philippines are under imminent threat of death. These
are the only soldiers who remain alive in the Philippines of the 70,000
American and Allied forces surrendered to the Japanese Imperial Army at
Bataan in 1942, following the departure of General MacArthur. Forced to
walk through the sweltering, mosquito-infested jungles on what would
become known as the Bataan Death March, the survivors were then held
captive in remote and deadly camps. Now, three years later, with
MacArthur back as he promised in the Philippines, the Japanese War
Ministry has issued a "Kill All Policy" to annihilate their war
camps--and every single U.S. prisoner in them. At a camp named Palawan,
150 U.S. soldiers are forced into trenches, doused in gasoline and set
on fire. Meanwhile, believing themselves all but forgotten by their
comrades and country, the surviving prisoners at Cabanatuan have dubbed
themselves the "ghost soldiers." Among them is Major Gibson, weakened by
malaria, who is hanging on by a thread of hope and his love for a
Catholic aid worker, Margaret, who has been assisting the Filipino
Underground. Back at the 6th Army Headquarters in nearby Luzon,
Lieutenant Colonel Henry A. Mucci, the tough, ambitious but charismatic
leader known for inspiring devoted loyalty among his men, has been
assigned to find a way to penetrate behind enemy lines and free the U.S.
prisoners. The task appears to be strategically impossible--the men
will likely face heavy resistance and will be far outnumbered by
Japanese troops--but Mucci is never deterred by an extreme challenge.
Mucci selects the young, bookish but brilliant Captain Robert Prince to
lead the raid, who in turn comes up with a daring plan to have 121
hand-picked, elite Rangers and Alamo Scouts slip 30 miles deep into
enemy territory and make a surprise, lightning assault on the camp. To
increase the already slim chances for success, the U.S. will join forces
with members of the Filipino resistance, led by Captain Juan Pajota,
whose intimate knowledge of the lay of the land will help to guide the
committed band of men to their ultimate goal.
Rated:R
Genre: Action/Drama/War
Starring: Benjamin Bratt, James Franco, Clayne Crawford, Marton Csokas, Joseph Fiennes
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