Trivia: The movie is based on a true story. Dieter Dengler was born in Germany just before WWII, and eventually left for the US. He told this story in the book "Little Dieter Needs to Fly" and a 1997 film (Werner Herzog) with the same same.
Rescue Dawn (2006)
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Directed by: Werner Herzog
Starring: Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Jeremy Davies, Toby Huss, Marshall Bell, Zach Grenier
Factual error: As Christian Bale's Skyraider releases rockets, at first they drop like bombs. In real life, rockets shoot away instantly, at an almost straight line from the launching plane, never falling like bombs.
Duane: You're a strange bird, Dieter. A man tries to kill you and you want his job.
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