Based loosely on historical events, the film is the most recent in a long line that includes the character Rin Tin Tin.
The film tells the story of the original Rin Tin Tin, the legendary German Shepherd, rescued as a shell-shocked puppy from the World War I battlefield in Lorraine, France, by an American serviceman, Lee Duncan.
The puppy was taken to America and became the hero of several films made in the 1920s and 1930s.
[3] Finding Rin Tin Tin is the lowest ranked film on the French site AlloCiné, compiling the ratings of several film critics and was unanimously ranked 1 star.
[5] The judge ruled in favor of the filmmakers, declaring the use of the name in the film to be fair use.