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Greyhound is a 2020 American war film directed by Aaron Schneider and starring Tom Hanks, who also wrote the screenplay. [5] The film is based on the 1955 novel The Good Shepherd by C. S. Forester, and follows a US Navy commander on his first assignment commanding a multi-national escort destroyer group of four, defending an Allied convoy from U-boats during the Battle of the Atlantic.
The last time Tom Hanks played the captain of a big ship, he was fighting Somali pirates in “Captain Phillips,” a kinetic, immersive big-screen experience that was nominated for six Academy ...
2 Hearts (2020) – romantic drama film based on the true story of Leslie and Jorge Bacardi and Christopher Gregory [1]; 18 Presents (Italian: 18 regali) (2020) – Italian drama film based on an actual Italian woman, Elisa Girotto, who had planned and allocated 17 years of birthday gifts for her daughter Anna before her death in September 2017 due to a terminal breast cancer.
The Good Shepherd is a 1955 British novel about naval warfare during World War II, by C. S. Forester, exploring the difficulties of the Battle of the Atlantic, specifically as seen through the eyes of the United States commander of an escort fleet during a 52-hour period: the crews' struggle against the sea, the enemy, and the exhaustion brought on by constant vigilance.
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The problem is that it's too nice a movie, too careful and compromised, as if its makers didn't trust the audience to handle the real news of the world." [28] Professor Dr. Myrton Running Wolf gave a negative review, saying that the film's story portrays a narrative that is not representative of the historical context. [29]
Unhinged was theatrically released by Solstice Studios in Germany on July 16, 2020, and in the United States on August 21, 2020. The film was notable for being the first wide theatrical release in several months, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and grossed $44 million worldwide. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Crowe's ...
12 Strong (also known as 12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers) is a 2018 American action-war film [4] directed by Nicolai Fuglsig and written by Ted Tally and Peter Craig. The film is based on Doug Stanton 's non-fiction book Horse Soldiers , which tells the story of U.S. Army Special Forces sent to Afghanistan ...