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MONEY
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Earned back only 5% of its budget on initial theatrical β a commercial disappointment on release.
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USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
"1196 men aboard, 5 days in water, 317 survived"
2016 2h 8m EN
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Synopsis
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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.
β1196 men aboard, 5 days in water, 317 survivedβ
Cast
Nicolas Cage
Captain McVay
Tom Sizemore
McWhorter
Matt Lanter
Bama
Thomas Jane
Chuck Gwinn
Emily Tennant
Clara
Craig Tate
Garrison
Cody Walker
West
James Remar
Admiral Parnell
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Mario Van Peebles
- Writers
- Richard Rionda Del Castro, Cam Cannon
- Languages
- English, French, Japanese
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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Released 10 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Japanese.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Mario Van Peebles, shot by Andrzej Sekula. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Laurent Eyquem. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Robert A. Ferretti shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Nicolas Cage and Tom Sizemore and Matt Lanter carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "1196 men aboard, 5 days in water, 317 survived".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Mario Van Peebles directs. Andrzej Sekula behind the camera. Laurent Eyquem scores. Robert A. Ferretti cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French, Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 5% of its budget on initial theatrical β a commercial disappointment on release.
- 2Released 10 years ago.
- 3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, French, Japanese.
- 4Directed by Mario Van Peebles, shot by Andrzej Sekula. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Laurent Eyquem. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Robert A. Ferretti shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Nicolas Cage and Tom Sizemore and Matt Lanter carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "1196 men aboard, 5 days in water, 317 survived".
- 9IMDB entry: tt2032572 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 16 themes, including "world war ii", "shark attack", "based on true story", "naval warfare".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Andrzej Sekula
- Original score
- Laurent Eyquem
- Editing
- Robert A. Ferretti
- Production design
- Joe Lemmon
- Costume design
- Patrick O'Driscoll
- Makeup / hair
- Amber Cannon
- VFX supervisor
- Don Mccoy
- Runtime
- 128 min Β· 2h 8m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $40,000,000
- Box office
- $2,158,568
- Return
- 5% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Mario Van Peebles
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
- UN
Union Patriot Capital Management
US
Saturn Films
US
Patriot Pictures
US
Hannibal Pictures
US
- MV
MVP Films
- US
USS Indianapolis Production
Key crew
- ThanksRichard Shelby
- Utility StuntsLane Leavitt
- Steadicam OperatorThomas Valko
- Underwater CameraPete Romano
- Production DesignJoe Lemmon
- Visual Effects ProducerDevyn Reggio
- CastingMelissa Wulfemeyer-Valenzuela
- Set CostumerLillian McKinney
- Special Effects CoordinatorChris Bailey
- Sound Effects EditorDavid Barbee
- Art DirectionMark A. Terry
- SeamstressAnnie Pugh
- Art Department CoordinatorAdrianne Pettway
- Set CostumerMellisa Johnson
- Script SupervisorMelissa Randle
- Key Hair StylistAmber Cannon
- Visual Effects SupervisorDon Mccoy
- Visual Effects ProducerSean Leigh Hart
- Makeup ArtistStacy Lockhart
- ProducerMichael Mendelsohn
- ProducerRichard Rionda Del Castro
- EditorRobert A. Ferretti
- Costume DesignPatrick O'Driscoll
- Makeup Department HeadTiffanie Hudson
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- world war ii
- shark attack
- based on true story
- naval warfare
- pacific ocean
- 1940s
- naval disaster
- hallucinations
- open-sea survival
- atomic bomb delivery
- torpedo attack
- naval battlefield
- wartime secrets
- ocean isolation
- military tragedy
- moral burden
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Digital2016-10-14R
- Physical2017-01-24R
Also known as
International titles
- USS Indianapolis: Disaster at Philippine SeaPH
- USS Indianapolis: Hombres de ValorMX
- USS μΈλμ λν΄λ¦¬μ€: 맨 μ€λΈ 컀리μ§KR
- Hombres de CorajeCO
- γγ·γγ£γγ―γ»γ¦γ©γΌJP
- Ostatnia Misja USS IndianapolisPL
