Movie
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2016-09-22
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Genres
- Action, War
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Union Patriot Capital Management, Saturn Films, Patriot Pictures, Hannibal Pictures, MVP Films, USS Indianapolis Production
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Nicolas Cage as Captain McVay
- Tom Sizemore as McWhorter
- Matt Lanter as Bama
- Thomas Jane as Chuck Gwinn
- Emily Tennant as Clara
- Craig Tate as Garrison
- Cody Walker as West
- James Remar as Admiral Parnell
- Max Ryan as Lt. Chuck Gwinn
- Currie Graham as Captain Ryan
- Callard Harris as Lt. Standish
- Brian Presley as Waxman
Crew
- Mario Van Peebles - Director
- Richard Rionda Del Castro - Writer
- Cam Cannon - Writer
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