--- title: 'Bat*21 (1988)' type: 'film' director: 'Peter Markle' released: '1988-01-01' runtime_minutes: 105 genres: - 'Drama' - 'War' countries: - 'United States' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/bat21-1988' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094712/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # Bat*21 (1988) 1988 · 105 min · Drama, War · United States ## Synopsis Bat*21 is a 1988 American war drama film directed by Peter Markle, and adapted from the 1980 book by William C. Anderson, novelist and retired United States Air Force colonel. Set during the Vietnam War, the film is a dramatization based upon the rescue of a U.S. air navigator shot down behind enemy lines in Vietnam. The film stars Gene Hackman and Danny Glover with Jerry Reed, David Marshall Grant, Clayton Rohner, Erich Anderson and Joe Dorsey in supporting roles. ## Credits - **Director:** [Peter Markle](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-markle) - **Screenplay:** [William Charles Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-charles-anderson), [George Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-gordon) - **Original Music Composer:** [Christopher Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-young) - **Director of Photography:** [Mark Irwin](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-irwin) - **Editor:** [Stephen E. Rivkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-e-rivkin) ## Cast - [Erich Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-anderson) - [Robert Zajonc](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-zajonc) - [Joe Dorsey](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-dorsey) - [Danny Glover](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-glover) - [David Marshall Grant](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-marshall-grant) - [Alan King](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-king) - [Gene Hackman](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-hackman) - [Clayton Rohner](https://cinepixo.com/people/clayton-rohner) - [Jerry Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-reed) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/bat21-1988 Film facts: Wikidata (Q795482); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.