The entire cast fully embodies the spirit of the time. There’s also the jolly cook (Abraham Benrubi) who croons the Guys and Dolls number, that was relatively new at the time, “Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat.” The tanker is populated by various types of sailors who enrich the parterre, from the Scotsman (Graham McTavish) to the insubordinate (Michael Raymond James). Gillespie brilliantly bring the ship to life with his camerawork, swooping up and down through the layers of the ship, following the crew as they yell messages through the corridors in an elaborate game of telephone. Viewers will feel the splashes and the wind gushing as the two oil tankers- SS Fort Mercer and SS Pendleton-get destroyed, whilst the tiny rescue boat challenges the perils of the sea to run to their rescue. This film truly makes you sink in (pun intended) the virulent calamitousness of the ocean. This cinematic gem reverberates with the colors and sociology of the 1950s, which complements the extraordinary special effects of the rescue mission that took place off of Cape Cod. Tougias, which accounts the way two oil tankers were split asunder by the treacherous nor’easter winter winds and waves. The screenplay by Scott Silver, Eric Johnson, and Paul Tamasy smartly adapts the book by Casey Sherman and Michael J. The movie directed by Craig Gillespie, brings to the silver screen the true story of the Pendleton rescue attempt that was accomplished in 1952 by Coast Guard ships. The Finest Hours is a humbling story with visual grandeur.
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