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Against the Sun

Against the Sun

20147.01h 39m

Overview

A WWII pilot, bombardier, and radioman find themselves adrift on a lifeboat without food or water after being forced to ditch their plane during a scouting mission.

Directed by Brian Falk
Written by Mark David Keegan, Brian Falk
Produced by Brian Falk, Mark Moran
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Top Cast

Tom Felton

Tom Felton

Tony Pastula

Garret Dillahunt

Garret Dillahunt

Harold Dixon

Jake Abel

Jake Abel

Gene Aldrich

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Nadia Parra

Frances

Themes & Keywords

world war iisurvivallifeboatbombardier

About Against the Sun

Against the Sun is a war, adventure film released in 2014 exploring themes of world war ii, survival, lifeboat, bombardier. Directed by Brian Falk, it stars Tom Felton, Garret Dillahunt, Jake Abel. A WWII pilot, bombardier, and radioman find themselves adrift on a lifeboat without food or water after being forced to ditch their plane during a scouting mission.

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