What's the Difference between The Finest Hours the Book and The Finest Hours the Movie?
                      
                                
                    
                
                
                     
                
                
               
                
                     
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                    
                            
                                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
                                    | In the Book | In the Movie | 
                                
                                
                                
                                 
                                    | Bernie Webber 
 | Bernie Webber Portrayed by: Chris Pine
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                                    | Richard Livesey 
 | Richard Livesey Portrayed by: Ben Foster
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                                    | Andy Fitzgerald 
 | Andy Fitzgerald Portrayed by: Kyle Gallner
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                                    | Ervin Maske 
 | Ervin Maske Portrayed by: John Magaro
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                                    | Ray Sybert 
 | Ray Sybert Portrayed by: Casey Affleck
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                                    | Daniel Cluff 
 | Daniel Cluff Portrayed by: Eric Bana
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                                    | Miriam Webber 
 | Miriam Webber Portrayed by: Holliday Grainger
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                                The Finest Hours Book vs  Movie
                                
                            
                            
                         
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                             
                                
                                
                                
                                    | In the Book | In the Movie | 
                                
                                
                                        
                                            | Bernie is to be awarded the Gold Lifesaving Medal while his crew will only get the Silver Lifesaving Medal.  Bernie is angry with a captain and says he will refuse the medal unless his crewmen also get the gold medal. | No details about this in the movie. | 
                                    
                                     
                                            | The book goes into much more detail about crew members life after the rescue as well as extensive details on the SS Pendleton and SS Mercer. | Movie ends with a few details on Bernie and Miriam's wedding date and his length of service in the Coast Guard.  End credits show real life crew along with the actors portraying them. |