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The Finest Hours
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 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.
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Full Credits
  • Director:
    Craig Gillespie,
  • Writer:
    Michael J. Tougias, Casey Sherman, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, Scott Silver,
  • Producer:
    Dorothy Aufiero, James Whitaker, Jim Whitaker,
  • Cinematographer:
    Javier Aguirresarobe,
  • Editor:
    Tatiana S. Riegel,
  • Executive Producer:
    Douglas C. Merrifield,
  • Cast:
    Eric Bana, John Ortiz, Holliday Grainger, Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster,
  • Assistant Editor:
    Jered Zalman,
  • Supervising Sound Editor:
    Mark P. Stoeckinger,
  • Camera Operator:
    Jamie Alac,
  • Script Supervisor:
    Diane Durant,
  • Art Department Coordinator:
    J.M. Hunter,
  • Construction Coordinator:
    Joseph Kearney,
  • Property Master:
    David Gulick,
  • Sound Effects Editor:
    Albert Gasser, Tim Walston,
  • Leadman:
    Cameron Matheson,
  • Hairstylist:
    Brenda McNally, Paula Dion, Raul Hernandez, Rebecca Woodfork,
  • Set Designer:
    Clint Wallace, Lorrie Campbell, Bria Kinter, Robert Andrew Johnson, Steven M. Saylor, Masako Masuda,
  • Stunt Double:
    Josh Vinyard, Pete Klein, Edward Gabree, Tim Trella, Thomas La Marche, Airon Armstrong, Evan Dane Taylor, Dave Reaves, Matt Emig, Jodi Michelle Pynn, Caroline Vexler, Mariusz Kubicki,
  • Costume Supervisor:
    Donna Casey-Aira,
  • Visual Effects Editor:
    Chris Kowal, Thomas MacKenzie, Steve Bobertz, Danny Singh,
  • Assistant Art Director:
    Samantha Avila,
  • Special Effects Coordinator:
    Craig Tex Barnett,
  • VFX Editor:
    Tom Driscoll, Garrett Wilson,
  • Rigging Gaffer:
    Mark J. Casey,
  • Stunts:
    Peter Epstein, Aaron Vexler,
  • Still Photographer:
    Claire Folger,
  • Dialogue Editor:
    Daniel S. Irwin, Daniel Saxlid,
  • Foley:
    John Sanacore, John T. Cucci, Dan O'Connell,
  • Gaffer:
    Phil Darrell, Scott D. Davis,
  • Set Costumer:
    Beau Desmond, Aimee McCue, Parrish Kennington,
  • Visual Effects Supervisor:
    Seth Maury, Aaron Weintraub, Kevin T. Hahn,
  • Casting Associate:
    Kara Lipson,
  • Digital Intermediate:
    Joe Ken, Annie Johnson, Stefan Sonnenfeld,
  • Animation:
    Ran Sieradzki, Shaila Tobin, Aaron Deerfield,
  • Makeup Artist:
    Trish Seeney, Juliet Loveland, Linda Kaufman, Joe Rossi, Desne J. Holland,
  • Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
    Andy Koyama, Dean A. Zupancic,
  • Set Decoration:
    Susan Benjamin,
  • First Assistant Editor:
    Daniel Boccoli,
  • Helicopter Camera:
    Brian Heller,
  • Visual Effects Producer:
    Paul V. Molles, Felix Crawshaw,
  • Underwater Camera:
    Peter Zuccarini,
  • Animation Supervisor:
    Tom Goodenough,
  • Additional Still Photographer:
    Seacia Pavao,
  • Foley Editor:
    Luke Gibleon,
  • Hair Department Head:
    Mary L. Mastro,
  • CG Supervisor:
    Paul Wishart, Adriano Rinaldi, Chris Ryan, Gong Myung Lee,
  • Lighting Programmer:
    Christopher Ferguson,
  • Original Music Composer:
    Carter Burwell,
  • Special Effects Supervisor:
    Mark Hawker,
  • Researcher:
    Stephani DeLuca,
  • Production Design:
    Michael Corenblith,
  • Makeup Department Head:
    Whitney James,
  • Choreographer:
    Dan Marshall,
  • Book:
    Michael J. Tougias, Casey Sherman,
  • Casting:
    Mindy Marin,
  • Supervising ADR Editor:
    Daniel S. Irwin,
  • Screenplay:
    Eric Johnson, Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy,
  • Music Editor:
    Adam Milo Smalley,
  • Costume Design:
    Louise Frogley,
  • Supervising Art Director:
    William Ladd Skinner,

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