---
title: 'Rescue Dawn (2006)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Werner Herzog'
released: '2006-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 126
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/rescue-dawn-2006'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462504/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Rescue Dawn (2006)

2006 · 126 min · Drama, War, History · United States


## Synopsis

Rescue Dawn is a 2006 epic war drama film written and directed by Werner Herzog. It is based on the true story of Dieter Dengler, played by Christian Bale, a German-American pilot who was shot down and captured by villagers sympathetic to the Pathet Lao during an American military campaign in the Vietnam War. Steve Zahn, Jeremy Davies, and Toby Huss have prominent supporting roles in the film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Werner Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-herzog)
- **Screenplay:** [Werner Herzog](https://cinepixo.com/people/werner-herzog)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Klaus Badelt](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-badelt)
- **Producer:** [Elie Samaha](https://cinepixo.com/people/elie-samaha)
- **Director of Photography:** [Peter Zeitlinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-zeitlinger)
- **Editor:** [Joe Bini](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-bini)

## Cast

- [Steve Zahn](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-zahn)
- [Christian Bale](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-bale)
- [Marshall Bell](https://cinepixo.com/people/marshall-bell)
- [Chris Tallman](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-tallman)
- [Toby Huss](https://cinepixo.com/people/toby-huss)
- [Jeremy Davies](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-davies)
- [François Chau](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-chau)

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Official site: http://www.mgm.com/view/Movie/1624/Rescue-Dawn/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/rescue-dawn-2006
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