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Men of Honor is based on the true story of Carl Brashear, who was the first African-American to serve as a diver in the United States Navy. Brashear (played by Cuba Gooding Jr.) was born to a poor farming family in the deep South, and joined the Navy in hopes of bettering himself. When Brashear applies for diving school, he first encounters Master Chief Billy Sunday (Robert De Niro), a gruff and tyrannical diving instructor who holds absolute sway over his charges.
Sunday does little at first to encourage Brashear’s ambitions, and the would-be diver discovers racism in the military is an ugly fact of life when his white comrades refuse to share barracks with him. But Brashear’s courage and determination make an impression on Sunday, and the two men become allies as Brashear must fight prejudice, military bureaucracy, and even a crippling injury in order to realize his dreams.
Men of Honor (released in the UK and Ireland as Men of Honour) is a 2000 drama film, starring Robert De Niro and Cuba Gooding Jr. The film was directed by George Tillman, Jr. It is inspired by the true story of Master Chief Petty Officer Carl Brashear, the first African American master diver in the United States Navy.
Men of Honor (2000)
Directed by: George Tillman, Jr.
Starring: Robert De Niro, Cuba Gooding Jr., Hal Holbrook, David Keith, Michael Rapaport, Powers Boothe, Aunjanue Ellis, Charlize Theron, Joshua Leonard, Lonette McKee
Screenplay by: Scott Marshall Smith
Production Design by: Leslie Dilley
Cinematography by: Anthony B. Richmond
Film Editing by: John Carter, Dirk Westervelt
Costume Design by: Salvador Pérez Jr.
Set Decoration by: Kate Sullivan
Art Direction by: Lawrence A. Hubbs
Music by: Mark Isham
MPAA Rating: R for language.
Distributed by: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: November 10, 2000
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