In the history of great escapes there is no other story like that of Dieter Dengler, the only American to ever break out of a POW camp in the impenetrable Laotian jungle during the Vietnam War. After months plotting his getaway, Dengler escaped and survived the death-defying wilderness. This journey demonstrated to the world Dengler¹s indomitable will to survive and the strength of the human spirit to triumph against the most impossible odds.

Now, from legendary director Werner Herzog (“Grizzly Man”. “Fitzcarraldo”) and starring acclaimed actor Christian Bale (“Batman Begins,” “The Prestige”) comes the incredible true story of a man who, from the depths of total darkness, blazed his own willful path to freedom. A blistering action-adventure and a stark epic of survival, RESCUE DAWN reveals how Dieter Dengler relied on the most primal qualities of evasion, endurance, tenacity, and brotherhood to find his way home.

RESCUE DAWN will open in Los Angeles at the ArcLight Hollywood at 6360 W Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, CA, 90028 and at the Laemelle Santa Monica at 1332 2nd Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401. Check your local movie listings for showtimes and theaters in your area.

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Starring:	Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Jeremy Davies
Genres:	Action/Adventure, Drama and War
Running Time:	2 hr.
Release Date:	July 4th, 2007 (limited)
MPAA Rating:	PG-13 for some sequences of intense war violence and torture.
Distributors:	MGM Distribution Company
Production Co.:	Cameo FJ Entertainment, Gibraltar Entertainment
Financiers:	Co-Financier: Spice Factory, Werner Herzog Filmproduktion
Filming Locations:	Thailand
Produced in:	United States

Co-founder of Gibraltar Films, Elton Brand (Co-producer) made a name for himself based on his skills and love for basketball; however Brand has another passion in film. His interest in films and producing has always been in the back of Brand’s mind, but after meeting Steve Marlton and discussing the entertainment industry, the passion was pushed to a second career and in 2005 Gibraltar Films was formed.

Brand’s impressive work on the court has been highlighted with many great accomplishments. During the summer of 2006, the LA Clipper All-Star was asked to travel to China to play in the World Basketball Championship. Brand won the Gold Metal at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games earlier that year he was named the Pacific Division winner of the 2003-04 NBA Sportsmanship Award, which is designed to honor a player who best represents the ideals of sportsmanship on the court. Brand made his first career All-Star appearance (first Clipper since Danny Manning in 1994) on the Western Conference All-Star Team during the 2001-02 season. That same year, he was named the recipient of the second annual Magic Johnson Award by the Professional Basketball Writers Association, awarded to the NBA player who not only performs at an all-star level on the court but also shows excellent media awareness off the court. After leading Duke to the 1999 NCAA Championship game, he became the first Blue Devil to ever be selected #1 overall in the NBA Draft; that same year, he was named the 1999-2000 Schick Rookie of the Year.

In the spring of 2000, he started the Elton Brand Foundation, which is an organization that provides support to worthy causes in Chicago, Peekskill, NY and Durham, NC. He is also a member of the Clippers Reading All-Star Team and dedicated his time at A Place Called Home and Children's Institute International throughout the season, reading to children and informing them of the importance of staying in school. Brand also brings hundreds of kids to Clipper games during the season as part of his PlayerZone, “Brand’s Bunch.”