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Director:

Gideon Amir

Writers:

Malcolm Barbour (writer)
James Bruner (writer)
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Release Date:

April 1986 (USA) more

Genre:

Action | War | Adventure | Drama more

Tagline:

The most daring escape

Plot:

Col. Carradine leads a group of American P.O.W.s, battling their way to freedom as Saigon falls to the Viet Cong. | add synopsis

User Comments:

Carridine as Norris and Steve James as Rambo more (4 total)


Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

David Carradine ... Col. James Cooper
Charles R. Floyd ... Sparks

Mako ... Capt. Vinh

Steve James ... Johnston
Phil Brock ... Adams
Daniel Demorest ... Thomas
Tony Pierce ... Waite
Steve Freedman ... Scott
James Acheson ... McCoy
Rudy Daniels ... Gen. Morgan
Ken Metcalfe ... Gen. Weaver
Kenneth Weaver ... Teague
Irma Alegre ... Bargirl
Spanky Manikan ... NVA officer
Estrella Antonio ... Vietnamese mother
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Attack Force 'Nam (USA) (DVD title)
P.O.W. the Escape (USA) (reissue title)
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Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Iceland:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Norway:18 | Spain:18 | USA:R


Fun Stuff

Quotes:

Johnston: Cooper, 'everybody goes home' is a slogan, not a religion!
Col. James Cooper: Speak for yourself.
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Angels' Revenge (#7.22)" (1995) more


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Carridine as Norris and Steve James as Rambo, 22 April 2009
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Author: actionfilm-2 from United States

David Carradine makes you believe a laid back lethargic soldier can become a one man killing machine in the jungles of the 'Nam. This film is lots of fun, anybody expecting military and historical accuracy will suffer the same kind of disappointment as someone expecting to see David Carradine perform with all the speed and agility of Bruce Lee.

Carradine and his fellow P.O.W.s suffer at the hands of a VC officer who secretly harbors a desire for the American dream, he demands that Carradine aid him in achieving it. Instead the Tai Chi expert and the dependable Steve James (you could pair James up with Hugh Grant and still be guaranteed victory) serve up a healthy dose of mayhem and sends Charlie running most ricki tik. If you've run out of Chuck Norris war films to watch, P.O.W. the Escape will fill the void.

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