The Great Raid is a war film that takes place over 5 days in January of 1945. At the beginning of the movie, toward the end of the war, American Troopers in the Philippines learn of approximatley 500 American POWs being held at the Japenese camp of Cabanatuan. They decide that no one will be left behind. Over a course of five days, the troop moves in on the camp.
On about day two of the movie, the Japenese secret "police" learn of smuggling going on in the camps. Medicine was the main thing being smuggled into the camps due to the harsh treatment the POWs recieved. The police went to many hospitals where Filipino women worked. The Japense then took advantage of them and used them to track down the main source of the smuggling. One of the POWs wives, Margaret Utinsky, is jailed and beaten because of the smuggling.
The Filipino soldiers assisting the Americans played a major role in the rescue. They helped at the camp in defeating the Japenese. They also took control of a bridge about a half of a mile away from the camp. Taking control of this bridge stopped the Japenese from recieving reinforcments and eventually helped rescue the POWs.
This movie was made about one of the greatest rescue missions in US military history. I personally agree. It shows the courage and bravery of the United States Army and how much other countries (Filipinos) repect and what to help our country. It was a great choice of a movie to watch.
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