Taking Chance

Taking Chance
Official film poster
GenreHistorical drama
Written by
Directed byRoss Katz
StarringKevin Bacon
ComposerMarcelo Zarvos
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
ProducerLori Keith Douglas
CinematographyAlar Kivilo
Editors
Running time77 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkHBO
ReleaseJanuary 16, 2009 (2009-01-16)
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Taking Chance is a 2009 American historical drama television film directed by Ross Katz, from a screenplay by Michael Strobl and Katz, based on the journal of the same name by Strobl, who also serves as military consultant. Kevin Bacon's portrayal of Strobl in the film won him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie, among other accolades.

Taking Chance premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 16, 2009, and aired on HBO in the United States on February 21, 2009. The film received generally favorable reviews from critics. At the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards, it earned ten nominations, including Outstanding Made for Television Movie and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for Bacon, and won one for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie.