Faith of My Fathers
starring: Shawn Hatosy, Erin Cottrell, Shea Whigham, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Scott Glenn
directed by: Peter Markle
directed by: Peter Markle
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BASED ON THE BEST SELLING MEMOIR BY SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN. BEFORE JOHN MCCAIN WAS A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, HE FLEW BOMBING MISSIONS OVER VIETNAM. SHOT DOWN, HE BECOMES AN INMATE AT THE INFAMOUS PRISON, THE HANOI HILTON. FOR YEARS, HE ENDURES HELL, BUT HIS HONOR CANNOT BE TAKEN - AT ANY PRICE.
Amazon.com:
"It's all about character," Jack McCain says to son John on his first day at Annapolis Naval Academy. Based on John McCain's autobiography, A&E's Faith of Our Fathers traces the senator's character-building journey from pilot to POW to war hero. Shawn Hatosy (Soldier's Girl) is John and Scott Glenn (The Right Stuff) is his four-star admiral father. The story begins in 1967 when the younger man is shot down over North Vietnam, tortured, and hospitalized--only to be tortured again. Then it flashes back to 1953 as he takes his initial steps towards a military career and life with first wife Carol (Erin Cottrell). The made-for-TV movie continues to alternate between Annapolis and Vietnam's Hanoi Hilton. The story ends after McCain is released in 1973. Although his part often feels underwritten, Hatosy shines as a man who, like his father before him, would not betray his country at any cost. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
BASED ON THE BEST SELLING MEMOIR BY SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN. BEFORE JOHN MCCAIN WAS A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, HE FLEW BOMBING MISSIONS OVER VIETNAM. SHOT DOWN, HE BECOMES AN INMATE AT THE INFAMOUS PRISON, THE HANOI HILTON. FOR YEARS, HE ENDURES HELL, BUT HIS HONOR CANNOT BE TAKEN - AT ANY PRICE.
Amazon.com:
"It's all about character," Jack McCain says to son John on his first day at Annapolis Naval Academy. Based on John McCain's autobiography, A&E's Faith of Our Fathers traces the senator's character-building journey from pilot to POW to war hero. Shawn Hatosy (Soldier's Girl) is John and Scott Glenn (The Right Stuff) is his four-star admiral father. The story begins in 1967 when the younger man is shot down over North Vietnam, tortured, and hospitalized--only to be tortured again. Then it flashes back to 1953 as he takes his initial steps towards a military career and life with first wife Carol (Erin Cottrell). The made-for-TV movie continues to alternate between Annapolis and Vietnam's Hanoi Hilton. The story ends after McCain is released in 1973. Although his part often feels underwritten, Hatosy shines as a man who, like his father before him, would not betray his country at any cost. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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- A Presidential Candidate no less.
Shows why McCain should have won the election. Faith, courage, determination, honesty, commitment all the qualities of a fine President.
Rating: - A Television Movie about the Horror of War!
Based on the memoir of the same name, this story is the familiar one about United States Senator John McCain who survives a prison camp in Vietnam during his tour of duty.
The actors are somewhat unknown but familiar. The film was produced by Arts & Entertainment network which is probably why the tone of the violence was toned down in retrospect and some might say not enough.
I can't imagine what really happened to John McCain during his time there. I have not read his book but I do imagine ... Read More
Rating: - Faith of My Fathers
This was an excellent movie and should be seen by all Americans.John McCain has a legacy left by his father and grandfather that is instilled in him.
Rating: - Real American Hero
This effective dramatization of Sen. John McCain's ordeal in the "Hanoi Hilton" prisoner of war camp for 5 years was actually released a few years ago, based on his memoir of the same name. It also deals delicately with his relationship with his father, both remote and adored, and the clearly the strongest influence in his life. It is very well acted, with a cast that I didn't recognize with the exception of Scott Glenn. In an interview with Sen McCain, he touches lightly on the accuracy of the set of the ... Read More
Rating: - Toned down but balanced
As others have noted, to create a film that could be shown on television, the violence that McCain and other POWs experienced is toned down. That distorts just what McCain went through before he signed the statement his captors were demanding. Keep that in mind as you watch this film. If most people can't stand to merely watch what he went through, what must it have been like to have endured that torture?
McCain was a POW for five and a half years, from October 27, 1967 until March 14, 1973. During ... Read More
- A Presidential Candidate no less.Shows why McCain should have won the election. Faith, courage, determination, honesty, commitment all the qualities of a fine President.
- A Television Movie about the Horror of War!Based on the memoir of the same name, this story is the familiar one about United States Senator John McCain who survives a prison camp in Vietnam during his tour of duty.
The actors are somewhat unknown but familiar. The film was produced by Arts & Entertainment network which is probably why the tone of the violence was toned down in retrospect and some might say not enough.
I can't imagine what really happened to John McCain during his time there. I have not read his book but I do imagine ... Read More
- Faith of My FathersThis was an excellent movie and should be seen by all Americans.John McCain has a legacy left by his father and grandfather that is instilled in him.
- Real American HeroThis effective dramatization of Sen. John McCain's ordeal in the "Hanoi Hilton" prisoner of war camp for 5 years was actually released a few years ago, based on his memoir of the same name. It also deals delicately with his relationship with his father, both remote and adored, and the clearly the strongest influence in his life. It is very well acted, with a cast that I didn't recognize with the exception of Scott Glenn. In an interview with Sen McCain, he touches lightly on the accuracy of the set of the ... Read More
- Toned down but balancedAs others have noted, to create a film that could be shown on television, the violence that McCain and other POWs experienced is toned down. That distorts just what McCain went through before he signed the statement his captors were demanding. Keep that in mind as you watch this film. If most people can't stand to merely watch what he went through, what must it have been like to have endured that torture?
McCain was a POW for five and a half years, from October 27, 1967 until March 14, 1973. During ... Read More
