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Unbroken

Unbroken

Survival Resilience Redemption

20147.42h 17m

Overview

A chronicle of the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.

Directed by Angelina Jolie
Written by Ethan Coen, Richard LaGravenese, Joel Coen
Produced by Erwin Stoff, Matthew Barr, Angelina Jolie
Box OfficeBudget: $65.0MRevenue: $163.4M

Top Cast

Jack O'Connell

Jack O'Connell

Louis Zamperini

Alex Russell

Alex Russell

Pete Zamperini

Domhnall Gleeson

Domhnall Gleeson

Russel Allen 'Phil' Phillips

Garrett Hedlund

Garrett Hedlund

John Fitzgerald

MIYAVI

MIYAVI

Mutsuhiro 'The Bird' Watanabe

Finn Wittrock

Finn Wittrock

Francis 'Mac' McNamara

Jai Courtney

Jai Courtney

Hugh 'Cup' Cuppernell

Maddalena Ischiale

Maddalena Ischiale

Louise Zamperini

Vincenzo Amato

Vincenzo Amato

Anthony Zamperini

Sophie Dalah

Sophie Dalah

Virginia

Themes & Keywords

japanberlin, germanybased on novel or booksportsworld war iiprisoner of waru.s. air forcebiographypacific warraftsharkwoman directorolympic athletebased on a true story

About Unbroken

Unbroken is a drama, war film released in 2014 exploring themes of japan, berlin, germany, based on novel or book, sports, world war ii, prisoner of war. Directed by Angelina Jolie, it stars Jack O'Connell, Alex Russell, Domhnall Gleeson. A chronicle of the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.

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