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Alan Sharp (written by)
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Release Date:
29 September 1991 (USA) more
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True story of the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis, its crew's struggle to survive the sharks and exposure, and the captain's scape-goat court-martial. | add synopsis
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Horrible ordeal, great movie! more (11 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Stacy Keach | ... | Capt. Charles Butler McVay |
| Richard Thomas | ... | Lieutenant Steven Scott |
| Steve Landesberg | ... | Lipscombe |
 | Don Harvey | ... | Kinderman |
| Robert Cicchini | ... | D'Angelo |
 | David Caruso | ... | Wilkes |
 | Bob Gunton | ... | Chaplain |
 | Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa | ... | Hashimoto |
 | Jeffrey Nordling | ... | Tasker |
 | Tim Guinee | ... | Dobson |
| Neil Giuntoli | ... | Goldstein |
 | Gordon Clapp | ... | Elias |
| Joe Carberry | ... | Spilner |
 | Dale Dye | ... | Major Green |
| Eddie Frias | ... | Cortes |
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Mission of the Shark
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100 min
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1.33 : 1 more
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Anachronisms: In the scene where a seaplane lands at sea to rescue the crew, the plane used is a Grumman Albatross. However, this aircraft was not put into service until 1949. The real life aircraft that rescued the crew, was a Catalina PBY. more
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Edited from Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb (1980) (TV) more
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Other than a mention about the mission of the Indianapolis in Spielberg's "Jaws", many people have never heard of the sacrifice made by the men who delivered the atom bomb, before it's final, inevitable destination in Hiroshima. The horrors of war are of course often portrayed in film, but man vs. nature is a rarer occurrence in war movie history. The scapegoat portrayal of Keech's character should remind us all that being in command is quite often more of a burden, than an honour. War history buffs should check out this flick, as it is well worth your while.