What's the Difference between The Finest Hours the Book and The Finest Hours the Movie?
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In the Movie |
Bernie Webber
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Bernie Webber
Portrayed by: Chris Pine
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Richard Livesey
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Richard Livesey
Portrayed by: Ben Foster
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Andy Fitzgerald
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Andy Fitzgerald
Portrayed by: Kyle Gallner
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Ervin Maske
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Ervin Maske
Portrayed by: John Magaro
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Ray Sybert
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Ray Sybert
Portrayed by: Casey Affleck
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Daniel Cluff
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Daniel Cluff
Portrayed by: Eric Bana
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Miriam Webber
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Miriam Webber
Portrayed by: Holliday Grainger
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The Finest Hours Book vs Movie
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In the Movie |
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There is much detail on the SS Mercer splitting up and the rescue attempts. |
Bernie and other men hear radio reports about the Fort Mercer breaking up. Few other details on the SS Mercer in the movie. |
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Bernie is ordered to retrieve fishing boats, nothing about asking for permission to be married as he is already married. |
Bernie is ordered to tie up fishing boats by Mr. Cluff. He is unable to ask Cluff for permission to marry Miriam.
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There was talk of launching a lifeboat, but the high waves convinced them not to. Sybert takes charge and is not shown as ineffective. He is afraid and under lots of stress though. |
The Pendleton crew is shown arguing about the best course of action; launch lifeboats or stay on the ship. Sybert is shown as indecisive. Sybert wants to run the boat aground to save the crew. |
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This does not happen in the book.. |
Bernie gets crap from the chief about Miriam asking Bernie to marry her.
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BMC Orsmby takes a life boat out from Brant Point Station to rescue the SS Mercer crew. The seas are too much for them and they later tie up to a floating lightship.
Cluff orders Chief Bangs out in a lifeboat to the SS Mercer, he complies without question. Bangs is later ordered to rescue the SS Pendleton Crew.
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Cluff orders Chief Bangs to take the 36500 out of Old Harbor to rescue the Fort Mercer crew. Bangs wants to take the 36383 out of Stage harbor instead due to the rough weather. Cluff asks Bernie for his opinion. Chief Bangs convinces Cluff to do it his way.
BMC Ormsby does not appear in the movie. |