Sentences with phrase «survived on a raft»

The plane crashes in the Pacific, with eight dead, and the resourceful Louis leads the way in trying to survive on a raft with two of his crew, the pilot Phil & the new gunner Mac (Domhnall Gleeson & Finn Wittrock).

Academy Award ® winner Angelina Jolie directs and produces this epic drama that follows the incredible life of Olympian and war hero Louis «Louie» Zamperini (Jack O'Connell) who, along with two other crewmen, survived on a raft for 47 days after a near - fatal plane crash in WWII — only to be caught by the Japanese navy and sent to a prisoner - of - war camp.

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Being emotionally tough may be what enabled Kiley to hang on for as long as she did, but she survived because a Russian ship spotted her raft on the fifth day.

Researchers analyzed in detail a stunning 237 species that rafted to the western coast of North America on 2011 tsunami debris from Japan and survived the journey.

Torpor is incredibly useful when it comes to surviving periods without, or only limited access to, food and water, such as during a raft on the ocean or a journey to unhospitable landscapes,» said Dr. Julia Nowack, lead author of the Mammal Review article.

Recounting the extraordinary life story of Louis Zamperini (played by Jack O'Connell, «Starred Up»)-- who ran for America in the 1936 Olympics, survived a plane crash during World War II, stayed afloat for 75 days on a life raft before forced internment in a series of Japanese POW camps — Jolie and company seem to be digging into the Spielberg playbook: The movie offers up sun - dappled nostalgia for Depression - era Southern California, harrowing wartime sequences, and even a shark attack, but it serves them all up with maximum efficiency.

Assigned to a rickety plane to conduct a search - and - rescue mission, he survived a crash in the south Pacific and spent the next 46 days in a life raft with two others, living on rain water, captured sea birds and raw fish.

That was this past year — 70 - odd years after he had participated in the Olympics, fought in World War II, survived being stranded on a raft at sea for 47 days, been tortured as a PoW for nearly two years in Japanese camps, and battled severe post-traumatic stress disorder to find God.

Jack O'Connell is starring as Louis Zamperini, a U.S. soldier who survived on a life raft with two others for 28 days after a plane crash.

He along with remaining survivors Francis «Mac» McNamara (Finn Wittrock) and Alan «Phil» Phillips (Domhnall Gleeson), survived for over a month on a raft, dodging fighter plane fire and hungry sharks.

The film primarily focuses on Louis» life trying to survive on a flimsy raft and his days being brutally beaten in the POW camps.

Joining the US air force as a bombardier prior to the attack on Pearl Harbour, he survived being shot down on a couple of occasions, the last time being when he and two crewmates spent 47 days adrift on open life - rafts in the Pacific, their ordeal ended when they were captured by the Japanese and another ordeal began.

Granted, none of those guys were Olympic athletes or survived 47 days on a raft, but you don't really feel any more emotion for Zamperini just because he suffered more than the rest.