Mumbai: Star Movies Select HD premieres the true story of the heroic Bernie Webber and his crew in Disney’s ‘The Finest Hours’ on 25th March, Saturday at 9pm.
An action packed drama, Disney’s The Finest Hours follows the remarkable true tale of the greatest small boat rescue in American Coast Guard history. Starring Academy Award winner Casey Affleck, Chris Pine, Eric Bana, Ben Foster and Holliday Grainger, the film takes audiences to the night of the rescue mission on February 18th 1952.
A visually immersive and breathtaking cinematic experience of an epic scale, the film re-imagines the massive storm that struck New England causing an Oil tanker to rip in half trapping the 30 sailors on the sinking ship. As word of the disaster reaches a US Coast Guard station, Warrant Officer Daniel Cluff orders a daring rescue to help the stranded men. Faced with overwhelming odds, four men, led by Coast Guard Captain Bernie Webber, set out in a wooden lifeboat despite sixty foot high waves and hurricane force winds.
Star Movies Select HD adds another gripping film to its well curated library of movies as it continues to bring to its audiences outstanding and compelling stories.
The Television premiere of the epic tale of bravery, Disney’s The Finest Hours on Star Movies Select HD is set on this Saturday, 25thMarch at 9pm.