<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (October 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Americans used a Northrop P - 61 Black Widow night fighter to divert Japanese attention while the Rangers were crawling toward the camp; the aircraft used in the movie was a Lockheed Hudson, because none of the four surviving P - 61s were airworthy when the film was made . </P> <P> The movie was filmed in south - east Queensland, Australia utilising a huge, authentic recreation of a prisoner of war camp . In addition, numerous local Asian students were employed to play Japanese soldiers . </P> <P> The movie was shot in 2002 but it was pulled from release schedule on several occasions . It was finally released in August 2005, by Miramax Films, which coincided with the formal departure of co-founders Bob and Harvey Weinstein from the company . </P>

Where was the movie the great raid filmed