Drama ·Adventure ·Action · United States of America · 2000 · 2h 10m

The Perfect Storm

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Director
Wolfgang Petersen
Cast
George Clooney as Capt. Billy Tyne Mark Wahlberg as Bobby Shatford Diane Lane as Christina "Chris" Cotter John C. Reilly as Dale "Murp" Murphy William Fichtner as David "Sully" Sullivan Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Linda Greenlaw
Crew
John Seale — Director of Photography Richard Francis-Bruce — Editor James Horner — Original Music Composer William D. Wittliff — Screenplay Sebastian Junger — Novel Gail Katz — Producer
Tagline

Feel its fury.

Synopsis

In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail.

Trailer The Perfect Storm — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
based on novel or booknatural disasteru.s. air forcebiographybased on true storymarinedisastersharktragic eventthunderstormnew englandjamaican
Key Collaborators
Wolfgang Petersen Director John Seale Director of Photography Richard Francis-Bruce Editor James Horner Original Music Composer William D. Wittliff Screenplay Sebastian Junger Novel Gail Katz Producer Wolfgang Petersen Producer Paula Weinstein Producer William Sandell Production Design Erica Edell Phillips Costume Design
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