The Finest Hours Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

The unforgettable story of the Coast Guard’s most daring rescue mission.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

On February 18, 1952, a massive nor’easter struck New England, pummeling towns along the Eastern seaboard and wreaking havoc on the ships caught in its deadly path, including the SS Pendleton, a T-2 oil tanker bound for Boston, which was literally ripped in half, trapping more than 30 sailors inside its rapidly-sinking stern. As the senior officer on board, first assistant engineer Ray Sybert (Casey Affleck) 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 (Eric Bana) orders a daring operation to rescue the stranded men. Despite overwhelming odds, four men, led by Coast Guard Captain Bernie Webber (Chris Pine), 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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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Finest Hours.

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  Chris Pine

  Star Trek Into Darkness, Into the Woods

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  Casey Affleck

  Slingshot , Interstellar

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  Kyle Gallner

  Smile 2, Red Eye

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  Holliday Grainger

  My Cousin Rachel, Tulip Fever

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  Graham McTavish

  Secretariat, Blood Red Sky

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  Ben Foster

  The Contractor, Lone Survivor

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  Michael Raymond-James

  Sweet Girl, American Insurrection

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  Josh Stewart

  Lifeline, Transcendence

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  Rachel Brosnahan

  ... Bea Hansen

  Superman, The Amateur

Crew Behind the Film

The The Finest Hours behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Craig Gillespie last directed Dumb Money and Cruella. The film's writer Paul Tamasy last wrote The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare and The Outpost.

Director

Craig Gillespie

Screenwriters

Paul Tamasy
Eric Johnson

Producers

Dorothy Auferiero
James 'Jim' Whitaker

Production Details

What we know about the The Finest Hours movie production.

Key Facts

• The screenplay is by Oscar® nominee Scott Silver and Oscar nominees Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson based on the acclaimed non-fiction book of the same name by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman.

Production Updates for The Finest Hours

Nov 2015

Completed

Changed The Finest Hours movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jan 2015

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Oct 2014

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The film is now shooting on location in Quincy and Chatham, Massachusetts.

Aug 2014

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

Aug 2011

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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