1196 men aboard, 5 days in water, 317 survived
The harrowing true story of the crew of the USS Indianapolis, who were stranded in the Philippine Sea for five days after delivering the atomic weapons that would eventually end WWII. As they awaited rescue, they endured extreme thirst, hunger, and relentless shark attacks.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and overwhelming.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- warmbleak
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Cast
- Nicolas CageCaptain McVay
- Tom SizemoreMcWhorter
- Matt LanterBama
- Thomas JaneChuck Gwinn
- Emily TennantClara
- Craig TateGarrison
- Cody WalkerWest
- James RemarAdmiral Parnell
- Max RyanLt. Chuck Gwinn
- Currie GrahamCaptain Ryan
Crew
- Mario Van PeeblesDirector
- Richard Rionda Del CastroWriter
- Cam CannonWriter
- Andrzej SekulaDirector of Photography
- Laurent EyquemOriginal Music Composer
- Robert A. FerrettiEditor
- Michael MendelsohnProducer
- Richard Rionda Del CastroProducer
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