Unbroken is a movie directed by Angelina Jolie in 2014 and based on the book of the same name by Laura Hillenbrand, first published in 2010. The movie features Jack O’Connell, Domhnall Gleeson, Garrett Hedlund, Takamasa Ishihara, John D’Leo, Jai Courtney, and others.
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Storyline
During an April 1943 bombing mission against the Japanese-held island of Nauru , Louis Louie Zamperini is flying as a bombardier of a United States Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator bomber when his plane is damaged in combat and a number of the crew injured . Returning to 1943, Louie, the surviving crew and several replacements are sent on a search-and-rescue mission with a plane previously used for spare parts .
Movie vs Book
Year
2014
Minutes
137
Movie Rate
7.20
Source: IMDb
Year
2010
Pages
492
Book Rate
8.72
S: Goodreads
Book
Unbroken
Subtitle: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
Author: Laura Hillenbrand
Country: USA
First published in: 2010
Length: 492 pages
Genre: Biography
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Harold Cronk
User polls & recommendations
“I’m always frustrated when somebody makes a movie out of a book and they leave the book behind, or the heart of it.”
SEAN PENN (Actor, Filmmaker)
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