
Sully
Clint Eastwood, 2016
Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters
Chesley B. Sullenberger, 2009
Sully is a movie directed by Clint Eastwood in 2016 and based on the book Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters by Chesley B. Sullenberger, first published in 2009. The movie features Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Valerie Mahaffey, Delphi Harrington, Mike O’Malley, Jamey Sheridan, and others.
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Storyline
On January 15, 2009, US Airways pilots Captain Chesley Sully Sullenberger and First Officer Jeff Skiles board US Airways Flight 1549 from LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport. Without engine power and judging themselves unable to reach nearby airports, Sully ditches the aircraft on the Hudson River.
Movie vs Book

Year
2016
Minutes
96
Movie Rate
7.40
Source: IMDb

Year
2009
Pages
368
Book Rate
8.32
S: Goodreads
Book
Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters
Author: Chesley B. Sullenberger
Country: USA
First published in: 2009
Length: 368 pages
Genre: Biography
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