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The coast guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of cape cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952. To prove to the crew that lowering the lifeboats was a bad idea, he cuts one loose and they watch it smash against the side of the ship, breaking into pieces. The finest hours 2016 pg 01292016 us action, drama, history, thriller 1h 54m user score. The finest hours 2016 english movie official theatrical trailerhd chris pine,casey affleck,holliday grainger,eric bana,ben foster the finest hours trailer. Jul 08, 2015 disneys the finest hours is now playing in theaters. All 30 songs from the the finest hours 2016 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. The finest hours cast and crew cast photos and info fandango.
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Grant, henry goodman, rachael stirling, eddie marsan, helen mccrory, and claudia jessie. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. The new film, which stars chris pine and casey affleck, is based on the true story of one of the most. Written by reno on june 4, 2016 a very much acceptable film that inspired by a real event except long pauses and too much ineffective sentiment. Sybert casey affleck, the pendletons chief engineer and senior officer on board, takes charge after the captain was lost with the bow section. In may 1940, the fate of world war ii hangs on winston churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with adolf hitler, or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the british empire.
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