http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462504/ This film tells the real-life story of U.S. fighter pilot Dieter Dengler, a German-American shot down and captured in Laos during the Vietnam War. Dengler organized a death-defying escape for a small band of POWs, including Duane Martin. This little known indy starring Christian Bale was pretty darned good, and it was a great find. Wow...what a story!! Wikki tells his story nicely... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dieter_Dengler Needless to say.... Major SPOILER ALERT if you read this Wikki entry.