Unbroken (film)

Unbroken
The back of a skinny young man, holds a huge metallic beam above his head. The film's slogan is above him, and the film's title and release above the beam. The billing is at the two sides of the poster.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAngelina Jolie
Written by
Based onUnbroken
by Laura Hillenbrand
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRoger Deakins
Edited by
Music byAlexandre Desplat
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • November 17, 2014 (2014-11-17) (Sydney)
  • December 25, 2014 (2014-12-25) (United States)
Running time
138 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$65 million[2]
Box office$163.4 million[3]

Unbroken is a 2014 American war drama film produced and directed by Angelina Jolie and written by the Coen brothers, Richard LaGravenese, and William Nicholson. It is based on the non-fiction book by Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption (2010). The film stars Jack O'Connell as Army officer Louis "Louie" Zamperini, an American Olympian, and Miyavi as Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) corporal Mutsuhiro Watanabe. Zamperini survived in a raft for 47 days after his bomber ditched in the ocean during the Second World War, before being captured by the Japanese and being sent to a series of prisoner of war camps.

Filming took place in Australia from October 2013 to February 2014. Unbroken had its world premiere in Sydney on November 17, 2014, followed by a London premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square on November 26, 2014.[4] The film was released in the United States on December 25, 2014.

It received mixed reviews from critics, though praise was given to O'Connell's performance, Deakins's cinematography and sound, and Jolie's direction. It was a financial success, grossing $163 million worldwide. The film was followed by a sequel, Unbroken: Path to Redemption, in 2018.

  1. ^ "Unbroken (15)". British Board of Film Classification. November 27, 2014. Archived from the original on November 10, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  2. ^ Horn, John (April 18, 2014). "Angelina Jolie breaks the curse of 'Unbroken'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
  3. ^ "Unbroken (2014)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  4. ^ Alvarez, Joe (November 26, 2014). "Angelina Jolie Dazzled at The London Premiere of Unbroken". IKON London Magazine. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.