dieter dengler

  • I saw Werner Herzog's Rescue Dawn last night -- based on Dieter Dengler's (played by Christian Bale) escape from a Laotian prison camp -- and thought it was a pretty good war prison break film. Jeremy Davies plays Eugene DeBruin, a Charlie Manson-like co-POW who threatens to interfere with the plan. While reading about the movie online afterward, I learned that his character was based on a real person who stayed behind to help a sick fellow prisoner, and was never heard from again. His brother runs Rescue Dawn: The Truth, a website that criticizes DeBruin's portrayal. It made me feel a little guilty about enjoying the film. (2) #
    12/18/2007
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