Disaster Films Based on True Stories
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- DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsGeorge ClooneyMark WahlbergJohn C. ReillyAn unusually intense storm pattern catches some commercial fishermen unaware and puts them in mortal danger.This film is based on an event that took place in 1991, during which time, there was a huge storm the likes of which nobody had ever seen before. The film primarily focuses on the crew of the Andrea Gail, a swordfishing boat which was caught in the storm. The film also shows other people who were caught in the storm, as well as the efforts of the Coast Guard to rescue them.
- DirectorJames CameronStarsLeonardo DiCaprioKate WinsletBilly ZaneA seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.Technically this film is a clever blend of fact and fiction. The central plot, the love story between Rose and Jack, is fictional. However, the film also provides an impressive portrayal of the disaster that occured when the Titanic struck an iceberg.
- DirectorRon HowardStarsTom HanksBill PaxtonKevin BaconNASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.In this film, Ron Howard provides a realistic portrayal of the Apollo 13 mission to the moon. During the mission, the crew ran into several unexpected problems, and it's up to Mission Control to improvise a way for the crew to return to Earth safely.
- DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsHarrison FordSam SpruellPeter StebbingsWhen Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.This film tells the story of the USSR's first nuclear submarine. During it's maiden voyage, a malfunction occurs in the nuclear reactor, and the crew finds themselves struggling to prevent a horrifying nuclear disaster.