The Finest Hours
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On February 18, 1952, a massive nor'easter strikes New England, wreaking havoc on the ships caught in its deadly path. The SS Pendleton, an oil tanker bound for Boston, is ripped in half, trapping more than 30 sailors inside its rapidly-sinking stern. As the senior officer on board, first assistant
Cast & Crew
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Craig Gillespie
Director
Alexander Cook
Abraham Benrubi
Jesse Gabbard
Holliday Grainger
Angela Smith
Film Details
Also Known As
Czas próby, Finest Hours, Hora decisiva, Horas Decisivas, Horas contadas, L' Ultima tempesta, La Hora decisiva, Les heures de gloire, Ultima tempesta, Viharlovagok, heures de gloire
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Adventure
Drama
Historical
Period
Thriller
Release Date
2016
Distribution Company
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES/WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES CANADA
Location
Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA; Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 57m
Synopsis
On February 18, 1952, a massive nor'easter strikes New England, wreaking havoc on the ships caught in its deadly path. The SS Pendleton, an oil tanker bound for Boston, is ripped in half, trapping more than 30 sailors inside its rapidly-sinking stern. As the senior officer on board, first assistant engineer Ray Sybert soon realizes it is up to him to take charge of the frightened crew and inspire the men to set aside their differences and work together to ride out one of the worst storms to ever hit the East Coast. Meanwhile, as word of the disaster reaches the U.S. Coast Guard station in Chatham, Massachusetts, Warrant Officer Daniel Cluff orders a daring operation to rescue the stranded men. Despite overwhelming odds, four men, led by Coast Guard Captain Bernie Webber, set out in a wooden lifeboat with an ill-equipped engine and little, if any, means of navigation, facing frigid temperatures, 60-foot high waves and hurricane-force winds.
Director
Craig Gillespie
Director
Cast
Alexander Cook
Abraham Benrubi
Jesse Gabbard
Holliday Grainger
Angela Smith
Ben Koldyke
Kyle Gallner
Peg Holzemer
Carl Reppucci
Rico Barr
Casey Affleck
Rachel Brosnahan
Roger Kimball
Josh Stewart
Beau Knapp
Mike Mele
Keiynan Lonsdale
Jay Street
Steve Rassetta
Tom Brogan
Kate Davis
Chris Pine
Ben Foster
Doug Leaffer
Michael Raymond-james
Polly Pillsbury
John Magaro
Danny Connelly
Matthew Maher
John Ortiz
Harley Yanoff
Brent Beech
David Dubinsky
Kate Crowley
Bari Robinson
Robert Holfelder
Thomas Dwyer
Graham Mctavish
Cameron Matheson
Lead Man
Eric Bana
Crew
Raja Bose A
Digital Artist
Sherwin Abobo
Visual Effects
Jared Abrahamson
Scenic Artist
Aileen Acayan
Digital Artist
Carlos Acevedo
Digital Artist
Nathaniel Acord
Special Effects Technician
Olumide Adeyem
Layout Artist
Javier Aguirresarobe
Dp/Cinematographer
Javier Aguirresarobe
Director Of Photography
Nicole Aiguier
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Donna Casey Aira
Costume Supervisor
Natalie Aitchison
Digital Artist
Rachel Ajorque
Digital Artist
Matt Akey
Visual Effects Producer
Mashi Akiyama
Digital Artist
Steven Albert
Matte Painter
Tobias Aldrich
Scenic Artist
Uday Aleti
Digital Artist
Roy Alfred
Song
Gary Alioto
Construction
Andrei Allerborn
Digital Artist
Muhammed Anas
Digital Artist
Austin Anderson
Digital Artist
Beth Anderson
Props
Bob Anderson
Coordinator
Dallis Anderson
Visual Effects
Luis Andrade
Visual Effects
Nigel Ankers
Digital Artist
Kristen Annese
Dancer
Michael Araujo
Rigging Grip
Kamran Arian
Visual Effects
Airon Armstrong
Stunt Double
Dennis Arsenault
Visual Effects
James Ashwill
Foley Mixer
Graham Ashworth
Digital Artist
Carle Aubert
Digital Artist
Kareem Audain
Best Boy Grip
Dorothy Aufiero
Producer
John Aufiero
Production Assistant
Adam Devitt Austin
Camera
Sam Avila
Assistant Art Director
Vamsi Ayyagari
Production Manager
Shaik Azam
Digital Artist
Adela Baborova
Visual Effects
K Durai Babu
Digital Artist
Dan Bailey
Stunts
Daniel Bailey
Production
Ryan Baker
Sound
Endre Balint
Digital Artist
Aymeric Ballester
Digital Artist
Frank Balzer
Special Effects Technician
Samantha Banack
Visual Effects
Andrzej Bandursky
Digital Artist
Ravi Bansal
Art Director
Emma Barber
Assistant Director
Lauren Barnes
Visual Effects
Theodore Barnes
Production
Craig Tex Barnett
Special Effects Coordinator
H R Barnett
Visual Effects
Hernan Baros
Digital Artist
Dwayne Barr
Dolly Grip
Sara Bartkiewicz
Production Coordinator
Bryan Bartlett
Digital Artist
John Bashyam
Cg Supervisor
Justin Bates
Rotoscope Artist
Risa Uchida Battis
Set Decorator
Joe Battista
Grip
Francis Beauregard
Digital Artist
Rick Beausoleil
Lighting Technician
Gregoire Beccucci
Digital Artist
D J Becerral
Digital Artist
Ron Bedard
Visual Effects
Judson Bell
On-Set Dresser
Woody Bell
Key Grip
Susan Benjamin
Set Decorator
Bill Benner
Production
William Benner Iii
Production
Charles Benson
Song
Siobhan Bentley
Visual Effects
Carlos Bermudez
Lighting Technician
Paulo Biajante
Digital Artist
Carl Bigelow
Visual Effects
George Billinger Iii
Camera Operator
Paula Bird
Scenery
Jorge Bobadilla Jr.
Digital Artist
Steve Bobertz
Visual Effects Editor
Daniel Boccoli
Assistant Editor
Ioan Boieriu
Digital Artist
Lisa Bolan
Main Title Design
Steven Bonarrgio
Props
Josef Boreland
Stunt Double
Josef Boreland
Production
Felipe Borges
Digital Artist
Mauro Borrelli
Illustrator
Ernest Bradshaw
Song
Ernest Bradshaw
Song Performer
Justin Brekke
Visual Effects
Steven Brennan
Assistant Property Master
Daniel J Brisson
On-Set Dresser
Jillian Brooks
Visual Effects
Stephanie Broussaud
Digital Artist
William Tyler Brown
Production Assistant
Jeanette Browning
Adr
Blair Brownlee
Visual Effects
Stuart Bruzek
Digital Artist
Derlin Brynford-jones
Engineer
Brian Buckley
On-Set Dresser
Jared Buford
Visual Effects
Kyle Bundgaard
Visual Effects
Steven Bunyea
Special Effects Technician
Rachel Burgio
Gang Boss
James Burke
Digital Artist
Carter Burwell
Music
Greg Butler
Visual Effects
Christopher Buzon
Digital Artist
Robert Caban
Special Effects Technician
Giulia Cadeddu
Digital Artist
Jessie Cairns
Production Assistant
Lorrie Campbell
Set Designer
Alex Cannon
Visual Effects
Chris Cantero
Visual Effects
Joe Cappelletti
Adr Voice Casting
Jonathan Carbonaro
Camera
Richard Cardillo
Lighting Technician
Elizabeth Carillo
Digital Artist
Nathan Carpenter
Visual Effects
Mickey Carter
On-Set Dresser
Federico Cascinelli
Digital Artist
Mark Casey
Lighting Technician
Jordi Cabeza Castan
Digital Artist
Omar Castaneda
Digital Artist
Marie Castrie
Visual Effects
Rafael Guerra Cavalcanti
Visual Effects
Linda Chaabna
Visual Effects
Martin Chabannes
Digital Artist
Jonathan Champoux
On-Set Dresser
Yashvhanth Chandrasekaran
Digital Artist
Martin Charles
Graphic Designer
David Charvat
Digital Artist
Paul Chavez
Digital Artist
Corey Checketts
Engineer
Aleksei Chernogorod
Digital Artist
Mike Chiado
Film Lab
Sa Rang Choi
Digital Artist
Janny Chou
Visual Effects
Kevin Christensen
Digital Artist
Michael Chrobak
Digital Artist
Marvin Chua
Digital Artist
Simone Ciliani
Digital Artist
Alexandre Clermont
Digital Artist
Douglas Cluff
Scenic Artist
Jeffrey Coates
Special Effects Technician
Mark Coffey
Assistant Sound Editor
Sarah Coffyn
Compositor
Tommy Colleran
Scenic Artist
Blake Collins
Foley Mixer
George Colucci
Stunts
Dennis Colvin
On-Set Dresser
Michael Condon
Technical Advisor
Kit Conners
Production Assistant
Chris Conroy
On-Set Dresser
Derek Contrado
Rigging Grip
Garry Cooper
Special Effects Foreman
Alexandre Corbe
Digital Artist
Gregory J. Corcoran
On-Set Dresser
Michael Corenblith
Production Designer
Alex Corll
Digital Artist
William T Costello
On-Set Dresser
Gary Couto
Compositor
Felix Crawshaw
Visual Effects Producer
Rudy Cretenet
Digital Artist
Darrell Croswell
Digital Artist
Jack Cucci
Foley Mixer
John Cucci
Foley Artist
Robert Cuddy
Lighting Technician
Steven Cueva
Assistant Camera
Glenn Curry
Digital Artist
Greg Curry
Colorist
Debbie Cutler
Set Decorator
Elle Davida
Accounting Clerk
Adam Davis
Digital Artist
Amy Davis
Digital Artist
Kate Davis
Song Performer
Scott D. Davis
Lighting Technician
Amber Davy
Visual Effects
Graham Day
2-D Artist
Dayne Deboer
Construction
Cameron Decoste
Stunt Double
Derek Decoste
Stunt Double
Aaron Deerfield
Digital Artist
Alfonso Delacruz
Digital Artist
Petra Demas
Visual Effects Editor
Barry Dempsey
Digital Artist
Darrin Denlinger
Storyboard Artist
Beau Desmond
Costumer
Herve Desroches
Special Effects Technician
Brittany Dewees
Production
Michael Dicarlo
Visual Effects
Rebecca Difillippo
Assistant
Roger T.s. Dillingham
First Aid
Film Details
Also Known As
Czas próby, Finest Hours, Hora decisiva, Horas Decisivas, Horas contadas, L' Ultima tempesta, La Hora decisiva, Les heures de gloire, Ultima tempesta, Viharlovagok, heures de gloire
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adaptation
Adventure
Drama
Historical
Period
Thriller
Release Date
2016
Distribution Company
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES/WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES CANADA
Location
Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA; Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 57m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Wide Release in United States January 29, 2016
Released in United States on Video May 24, 2016
Based on the book "The Finest Hours" written by Casey Sherman and Michael J. Tougias and published by Scribner on May19, 2009.
Tim Van Patten was previously in discussions to direct.
Robert Schwentke was previously attached to direct.
Jim Whitaker is producing through his first-look deal with Disney.
Disney acquired rights to the book in a reported high-six against seven-figure deal.
Wide Release in United States January 29, 2016
Released in United States on Video May 24, 2016
