Bat*21

Bat*21
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPeter Markle
Screenplay byWilliam C. Anderson
George Gordon
Based onBAT-21: Based on the true story of Lieutenant Colonel Iceal E. Hambleton, USAF (book)
by William C. Anderson
Produced byDavid Fisher
Gary A. Neill
Michael Balson
Jerry Reed (executive producer)
Starring
CinematographyMark Irwin
Edited byStephen E. Rivkin
Music byChristopher Young
Production
company
Vision PDG
Distributed byTri-Star Pictures
Release date
  • October 21, 1988 (1988-10-21)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$3.1 million[1]

Bat*21 is a 1988 American war drama film directed by Peter Markle, and adapted from the book by William C. Anderson, novelist and retired United States Air Force colonel.[2][Note 1] Set during the Vietnam War, the film is a dramatization based upon the rescue of a U.S. air navigator shot down behind enemy lines in Vietnam. The film stars Gene Hackman and Danny Glover with Jerry Reed, David Marshall Grant, Clayton Rohner, Erich Anderson and Joe Dorsey in supporting roles.

  1. ^ "Money: Bat 21." Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved: December 23, 2014.
  2. ^ Anderson 1980, Cover.


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