Bat*21

You're an Air Force navigator deep behind enemy lines when your plane goes down. A delay in extraction strands you in the path of an imminent bombing run. With a reconnaissance pilot you barely know you plot coordinates through unfamiliar terrain. A 1988 war thriller shot in Thailand with Gene Hackman and Danny Glover, the film lingers over the quiet before another sortie.

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Peter Markle directed Bat*21 in 1988. See Peter Markle's full filmography, where to start with Peter Markle, or where to go after you've seen everything by Peter Markle.

Bat*21 was released in 1988 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 105 minutes.