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1988 | DIRECTED BY PETER MARKLE

Bat 21

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Movie Stats
Year
1988
Runtime
 105 minutes (1 hr 45 mins)
Select Cast
Gene Hackman
Danny Glover
Jerry Reed
David Marshall Grant
Clayton Rohner
Erich Anderson
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Last viewed:
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Release Dates
US release date
 US release
21st October 1988
37 years 6 months 27 days ago
Taiwan release date
 Taiwan
6th August 1988
37 years 9 months 11 days ago
Italy release date
 Italy
9th September 1988
37 years 8 months 8 days ago
Spain release date
 Spain
14th October 1988
37 years 7 months 3 days ago
Sweden release date
 Sweden
21st October 1988
37 years 6 months 27 days ago
Australia release date
 Australia
24th November 1988
37 years 5 months 23 days ago
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Directed by
peter markle Peter Markle
Starring
Gene HackmanLt. Colonel Iceal Hambleton
Danny GloverCaptain Bartholomew Clark
Jerry ReedColonel George Walker
David Marshall GrantRoss Carver
Clayton RohnerSgt. Harley Rumbaugh
Erich AndersonMajor Jake Scott
Joe DorseyColonel Douglass
Michael NgVietnamese Man
Theodore Chan Woei-ShyongBoy on Bridge
Don RuffinHelicopter Crew
Scott HowellHelicopter Crew
Michael RadenHelicopter Crew
Timothy FitzgeraldEB-66 Officer
Stuart B. HagenEB-66 Officer
Jeffrey BaxterHelicopter Gunner
Alan KingHelicopter Gunner
Bonny YongNVC / VC Officer
Willie LaiNVA / VC Officer
Martin YongNVA / VC Soldier
Jim AmanNVA / VC Soldier
Freddie ChinNVA / VC Soldier
Dennis ChongNVA / VC Soldier
Liow Hui ChunNVA / VC Soldier
Fung Yun KhiongNVA / VC Soldier
Henry LeeNVA / VC Soldier
Michael Ming-Yang LeeNVA / VC Soldier
Jeffrey LiewNVA / VC Soldier
Fredolin LeongNVA / VC Soldier
Benedict LojingkauNVA / VC Soldier
Walter LojingkauNVA / VC Soldier
Johnny MichaelNVA / VC Soldier
Clarence MojikonNVA / VC Soldier
Wilod NuinNVA / VC Soldier
Harold SinpangNVA / VC Soldier
Paul YongNVA / VC Soldier
Conidon WongNVA / VC Soldier
Craig HustonReporter
Robert Bobby Z ZajoncArmy pilot
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Genres
Drama
Drama
War
War
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  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
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