Making of a True Story: Rescue Dawn (2007): Cast

"Rescue Dawn: The Making of a True Story" is a documentary that goes behind the scenes of Werner Herzog’s 2006 film “Rescue Dawn,” chronicling the effort to bring Dieter Dengler’s true story to the screen. It reveals Herzog’s vision, the authenticity of the jungle settings, the extreme conditions the cast endured, and the collective passion that drove the crew to create a vivid, truthful portrait of a real‑life hero.

• Werner Herzog as themselves
• Christian Bale as themselves
• Steve Zahn as themselves
• Jeremy Davies as themselves