USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage
A U.S. Navy crew battles thirst, starvation, and a shark-infested sea after their ship is sunk in the final days of WWII, forcing them to fight for survival as rescue grows increasingly uncertain.
“1196 men aboard, 5 days in water, 317 survived”
Synopsis
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.
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A crew of 65+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Robert A FerrettiShot by Andrzej SekulaScored by Laurent EyquemDesigned by Joe Lemmon
Box Office
2016 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.1× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$2.2M
Also known as
- USS Indianapolis: Men of Couragede
- USS Indianapolisen
- USS Indianapolis : Men of Couragefr
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Cast & Crew
65 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Supporting cast
44Max Ryan
as Lt. Chuck Gwinn
Currie Graham
as Captain Ryan
Callard Harris
as Lt. Standish
Patrice Cols
as Jean-Pierre
Jaime Channing
as Reporter #1
Edward J Delmore Iii
as Radio Operator #1
Jerod Daniel Perez
as Listening Sailor
Stan Houston
as Man #1
Brian Matney
as Man #2
Kirk Jordan
as Man #3
Charles Wiedman
as Man #4
Patrick O Driscoll
as Man #5
Ladson Deyne
as Submarine Commander
Bill Riales
as Judge
Joshua P Dease
as Reporter #1
Michael Brannon
as Reporter #2
Zachary James Rukavina
as Sailor #1
Marley Van Peebles
as Sailor #2
Pete Riehm
as Admiral Neyland
Jason Rice
as Peleliu Officer
Rebecca N Pena
as Cigarette Girl
Charity Sills
as Lady of the Night
Steven Varnes
as Slim
Sasha Feldman
as Hollis
Shane Patrick Cavanaugh
as Crewman #1
Shamar Sanders
as Quinn
Jose Julian
as Sanchez
Weronika Rosati
as Louise Mcvay
Gary Grubbs
as Judge Bazemore
Emily Marie Palmer
as Donna
Mattie Liptak
as Paul
Mandela Van Peebles
as Throdore
Joey Capone
as Alvin
Matthew Pearson
as Deuce
Timothy Patrick Cavanaugh
as Cdr. Cavanaugh
Casey Myers
as Fireplug
Justin Nesbitt
as Lindy
Kenta William Tomeoki
as Daisuke
Zero Kazama
as Nakadai
Judd Lormand
as Lt. Carroll
Jacob Mcmanus
as Billingsly
Jon Hayden
as Admiral (uncredited)
Chris Lott
as Sailor (uncredited)
Eric C Schmitz
as Sailor (uncredited)
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1Writers
2Producers
2Other crew
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