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''Rescue Dawn'' is based on the true story of Dieter Dengler, a charismatic pilot who was shot down in Laos while on a covert attack mission for the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. A few months after being captured in 1966, Dengler and other POWs who were being held captive targeted July 4 for their mass escape. The prisoners had overheard the guards in mid-June planning to kill all of them and return to their villages because a drought had caused a severe shortage of food and water. The POWs decided they could not wait any longer to make their escape.<ref name=Historynet>Henderson, Bruce. [https://www.historynet.com/dieter-denglers-great-escape-from-laotian-pow-camp.htm "Dieter Dengler's great escape from Laotian POW Camp."] ''HistoryNet.com'', July 12, 2010. Retrieved: December 13, 2015.</ref>
Dengler and fellow POW Duane W. Martin made their eventual run from their prisoner camp into dense jungle. Martin was killed by an enraged Laotian villager, but Dengler was able to continue on. Two rescue helicopters were scrambled to rescue Dengler, dropping a cable down to the human figure they spotted below. They winched him on board, but fearful that he could be a Viet Cong suicide bomber, the pararescue
Director Herzog's fascination with the cruelties of man and nature led his interest in the 1997 documentary ''[[Little Dieter Needs to Fly]]'' about Dengler's experiences in captivity. He chose to revisit the story in a cinematic theatrical version with Christian Bale portraying Dengler. Compared to ''Little Dieter Needs to Fly'', ''Rescue Dawn'' understates the suffering of the prisoners, including omitting some of the worst torture experienced by Dengler. Herzog did not want to glorify the prisoners' woes, as the film is rated PG-13.<ref name=Slate>Winter, Jessica. [https://www.slate.com/id/2169864/ "Re-orchestrated, scripted and rehearsed: How Werner Herzog handles the truth."] ''Slate'', July 5, 2007. Retrieved: December 13, 2015.</ref>
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