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"The Finest Hours" movie
Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 1:47 am
by Disneyphile
When author Michael Tougias stumbled upon a 1952 Coast Guard casualty report while researching another book, he was astounded by what he discovered.
"As I read it, I realized this must be the biggest rescue in Coast Guard history," he thought.
And then he wondered, "Why haven't I heard about it?"
http://www.eagletribune.com/lifestyle/x ... f-Cape-Cod
Disney's "The Finest Hours"
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 7:32 pm
by Disneyphile
Tim Van Patten, who has helmed episodes of HBO's "Boardwalk Empire," "Game of Thrones" and "The Sopranos," is in talks to direct Disney's Coast Guard drama "The Finest Hours," based on the bestselling book by Casey Sherman and Michael Tougias. Plot revolves around a daring Coast Guard rescue of 84 men off of Cape Cod, in 1952, after two oil tankers collided and were torn in half by waves during a fierce blizzard.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertain ... 2607.story
Re: Disney's "The Finest Hours"
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 7:52 pm
by Super Aurora
Disneyphile wrote:Tim Van Patten, who has helmed episodes of HBO's "Boardwalk Empire," "Game of Thrones" and "The Sopranos," is in talks to direct Disney's Coast Guard drama "The Finest Hours," based on the bestselling book by Casey Sherman and Michael Tougias. Plot revolves around a daring Coast Guard rescue of 84 men off of Cape Cod, in 1952, after two oil tankers collided and were torn in half by waves during a fierce blizzard.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertain ... 2607.story
Already confirmed to be amazing.