The Great Raid Opens This August

Set in the Philippines in 1945, "The Great Raid" tells the true story of the 6th Ranger Battalion, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Mucci (Benjamin Bratt) who undertakes a daring rescue mission against all odds.

Traveling thirty miles behind enemy line, the 6th Ranger Battalion aims to liberate over 500 American prisoners-of-war from the notorious Cabanatuan Japanese POW camp in the most audacious rescue ever.

Major leads include Benjamin Bratt, Joseph Fiennes, and James Franco. Pinoy casts include Cesar Montano, Bembol Roco, Alvin Anson, Rez Cortez, Rommel Montano, Ryan Eigenman, amongst others.

"The Great Raid" opens in the US on August 12, 2005. No poster available yet for this movie.

Note: The pic above shows Cesar Montano in the scene. His role (as Captain Juan Pajota) was originally offered to Zoren Legaspi who passed the first screening. But Legaspi turned down the project due to his commitment to GMA-7 for a TV soap opera, and that he could not leave his family for a month's shoot in Australia.