Trapped behind enemy lines. A whole army after him... And only one man can save him.
Lt. Col. Iceal "Ham" Hambleton is a weapons countermeasures expert and when his aircraft is shot over enemy territory the Air Force very much wants to get him back. Hambleton knows the area he's in is going to be carpet-bombed but a temporary shortage of helicopters causes a delay. Working with an Air Force reconnaissance pilot, Capt. Bartholomew Clark, he maps out an escape route.
Bat★21 (1988) is a action, war and drama film directed by Peter Markle, released on July 21, 1988 with a runtime of 1h 45m. It stars Gene Hackman, Danny Glover, Jerry Reed and David Marshall Grant. Viewers rate it 6.3 out of 10 across 225 ratings.
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Gene Hackman
as Lt. Col. Iceal Hambleton
Danny Glover
as Capt. Bartholomew Clark
Jerry Reed
as Col. George Walker
David Marshall Grant
as Ross Carver
Clayton Rohner
as Sgt. Harley Rumbaugh
Erich Anderson
as Major Jake Scott
Joe Dorsey
as Col. Douglass
Michael Ng
as Vietnamese Man (as Rev. Michael Ng)
Theodore Chan Woei-Shyong
as Boy on Bridge
Don Ruffin
as Helicopter Crew
Scott Howell
as Helicopter Crew
Michael Raden
as Helicopter Crew
Directed by Peter Markle, written by William C. Anderson, William C. Anderson and George Gordon, produced by David Fisher, Gary A. Neill and Michael Balson.
Average viewer score of 6.3/10 from 225 ratings.
"BAT*21" is above all an exceptionally well made and very worthwhile film based upon a remarkable true story. The action sequences have been brought to the screen with the deliberate intention of not glamourising the necessary depiction of violence (to do otherwise would have been a lethal miscalculation). This film is also able to depict Hambleton's rescue as being a far from easy proposition and you constantly…
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The main cast of Bat★21 (1988) includes Gene Hackman, Danny Glover, Jerry Reed, David Marshall Grant and Clayton Rohner. The film was directed by Peter Markle. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Bat★21 was released on July 21, 1988 and runs for 1h 45m.
Bat★21 (1988) holds an average rating of 6.3 out of 10 from 225 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy action, war and drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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