The story of Carl Brashear, the first African-American U.S. Navy Diver, and the man who trained him.The story of Carl Brashear, the first African-American U.S. Navy Diver, and the man who trained him.The story of Carl Brashear, the first African-American U.S. Navy Diver, and the man who trained him.
- Awards
- 11 nominations
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
- Jo
- (as Aunjanue Ellis)
Theo Nicholas Pagones
- FC Mellegrano
- (as Theo Pagones)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
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- TriviaBrazilian diver Alberto José do Nascimento was the only one that supported Brashear since the beginning in the team, but was ignored in the movie and replaced by different characters along the film
- GoofsWhen Brashear is preparing for the final meeting to review his readiness to be reinstated, the US flag visible in the background has 48 stars. In 1968, it should have 50.
- Quotes
Billy Sunday: The Navy Diver is not a fighting man, he is a salvage expert. If it is lost underwater, he finds it. If it's sunk, he brings it up. If it's in the way, he moves it. If he's lucky, he will die young, 200 feet beneath the waves, for that is the closest he'll ever get to being a hero.
- Crazy creditsThe woman in the detox center is listed as "Pinch-Faced Woman at Detox Center"
- Alternate versionsDVD includes several deleted scenes cut from the final film:
- Billy lies drunk on a beach and is caught by Military Police; the film then cuts to the opening scene showing just why he is in handcuffs.
- Carl finds Pappy's dog and he makes a white officer wash the poor animal in lye because carl touched it.
- an alternate ending showing just what exactly happened to Billy
- SoundtracksAnchors Aweigh
Written by Charles A. Zimmerman
Arranged by Will Schaefer
Courtesy of Associated Production Music
Featured review
Story of human dignity
This well-acted story of the end of segregation in the military is told through the true experiences of Carl Brashear. Ultimately it is a story of human honor and dignity triumphing over smallmindedness, bureaucracy, and prejudice. Some of the scenes are deliberate attempts at crowd-pleasing, but they are nevertheless effective.
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- mermatt
- Nov 25, 2000
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Box office
- Budget
- $32,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $48,818,921
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $13,339,465
- Nov 12, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $82,343,495
- Runtime2 hours 9 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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