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The Rescue

"An elite U.S. Special Forces team is imprisoned behind enemy lines. The Pentagon calls them expendable. Five young heroes call them Dad. Now they'll risk everything to bring them home."

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PG 1988 · 1h 37m
Adventure, Drama, Action
Starring Edward Albert · James Cromwell · Kevin Dillon
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A team of Navy Seals are sent to destroy a disabled submarine so it will not fall into the "wrong" hands. They complete their mission, but are captured before they can return to their base. The U.S. Government will not mount a rescue mission to free the soldiers, so their teenage children take over. The kids find a way to venture into the foreign country and then must overcome many obstacles.

Theatrical
Aug 5, 1988
Director
Ferdinand Fairfax
Producer
Laura Ziskin
Studio
Silver Screen Partners III, Touchstone Pictures
Keywords
rescue rescate
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Cast

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E
Edward Albert
Cmdr. Merrill
J
James Cromwell
Adm. Rothman
K
Kevin Dillon
J.J. Merrill
M
Marc Price
Max Rothman
C
Christine Harnos
Adrian Phillips
E
Ellen Barber
Virginia Phillips
I
Ian Giatti
Bobby Howard
C
Charles Haid
Cmdr. Howard
T
Timothy Carhart
Lt. Phillips
N
Ned Vaughn
Shawn Howard

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