What happened in the finest hour?
On a stormy night in the winter of 1952, off the coast of Massachusetts in Cape Cod, a violent tempest splits in half two oil tankers: the SS Fort Mercer and the SS Pendleton where its 32-member crew struggle to keep afloat the fragmented hull in the middle of the raging sea.
Does the finest hours have a happy ending?
It is narrated in a benevolent, old-fashioned and typical “happy ending” Disney-style.
Why did the Pendleton sink?
18, 1952, the Pendleton was headed south in blinding snow and violent seas 10 miles off the coast of Chatham, Mass. Suddenly the crewmen heard explosive cracking noises. The vessel lurched heavily and then broke in two. The Pendleton’s bow section lost power and drifted south with the captain and seven crewmen aboard.
Is the finest hours based on a true story?
The remarkable true story behind The Finest Hours, as told by the two surviving members of the Coast Guard’s most daring rescue The Finest Hours brings to life the most daring rescue in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard, in which a crew of four risked their lives to save 33 men stranded at sea in the middle of a devastating nor’easter.
What is’the finest hours’about?
The daring rescue of those mariners is the subject of a forthcoming Disney movie, ‘The Finest Hours.’ The first trailer for the film was released last week, underscoring the bravery of the Coast Guardsmen involved in the Feb. 18, 1952, recovery.
Where was’the finest hours’filmed?
^ Gettell, Oliver (September 9, 2014). “Chris Pine Coast Guard thriller ‘The Finest Hours’ shoving off”. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 13, 2014. ^ a b “More locations for filming of ‘The Finest Hours’ on Cape Cod”.
Who are the actors in the movie the finest hour?
The Finest Hour (released in the Philippines as Desert Storm: The Final Battle) is a 1992 American war drama film starring Rob Lowe and Gale Hansen as Navy SEALs -in-training who become best friends. When a woman comes between them, however, it takes a war to bring them back together again.