Factual error: The group of Japanese soldiers who came to Cabanatuan following the guards desertion were not "secret police" with orders to execute the POWs as shown in the film. They were simply units who happened to temporarily halt at the camp during their retreat from the advancing Americans.

The Great Raid (2005)
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Directed by: John Dahl
Starring: James Franco, Joseph Fiennes, Benjamin Bratt, Max Martini, Robert Mammone
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General Kreuger: Henry, I'll be honest with you. This mission appeals more to my heart than to my head.
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