UNBROKEN arrives in theaters nationwide on Christmas Day, 2014. www.unbrokenfilm.com
UNBROKEN arrives in theaters nationwide on Christmas Day, 2014. www.unbrokenfilm.com
A lot has been said both good and bad about this epic story adapted from Laura Hillenbrand’s (“Seabiscuit: An American Legend”) popular book, “Unbroken,” about Olympian and war hero Louis “Louie” Zamperini who survives being lost at sea on a raft for 47 days after a plane crash in WWII, only to find himself a POW by the Japanese.

UNBROKEN arrives in theaters nationwide on Christmas Day, 2014

The most incredible part of this unbelievable and inspiring story is that it is a true testament of the resilient power of the human spirit. It will give movie goers hope and that feeling you search for when its time to make new year’s resolutions, even the small ones, you can tackle easier after learning how this man faced and defeated the most difficult of all situations.

UNBROKEN arrives in theaters nationwide on Christmas Day, 2014.  www.unbrokenfilm.com
UNBROKEN, arrives in theaters nationwide on Christmas Day, 2014

More About Unbroken

JACK O’CONNELL stars as Olympian and war hero Louis Zamperini in “Unbroken”, an epic drama that follows the incredible life of Zamperini who, along with two other crewmen, survived in a raft for 47 days after a near-fatal plane crash in WWII—only to be caught by the Japanese Navy and sent to a prisoner-of-war camp.

The film is produced by Angelina Jolie, as well as Clayton Townsend (This Is 40), Matthew Baer (City by the Sea) and Erwin Stoff (The Day the Earth Stood Still). Leading the accomplished behind-the-scenes crew is 11-time Oscar®-nominated cinematographer Roger Deakins (Skyfall).

Academy Award® winners Joel and Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men) rewrote the screenplay from earlier drafts by William Nicholson (Les Misérables) and Richard LaGravenese (HBO’s Behind the Candelabra).

  • Release date: December 25, 2014
  • Genre: Epic Drama
  • Cast: Jack O’Connell, Domhnall Gleeson, Miyavi, Garrett Hedlund, Finn Wittrock
  • Directed by: Angelina Jolie
  • Screenplay by: Joel Coen & Ethan Coen and Richard LaGravenese and William Nicholson
  • Based on the Book by: Laura Hillenbrand
  • Produced by: Angelina Jolie, Clayton Townsend, Matthew Baer, Erwin Stoff
  • Executive Producers: Mick Garris, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni

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