NFR Boys in the Boat

[Flymph]

Finally got around to watching this excellent movie. Below is a background check on this film which, IMO, fits the bill. It was interesting to see the hardships of working-class youth during the depression and what they had to endure on a daily basis. And yes, they had to face all these challenges and still had to pay their own way to the Olympic games ran by "Hitler" and Nazi Germany. Interesting note, even Hitler and his ilk did not hide the photo finish truth which I am quite certain would not be the case, today!

The True Story Behind Amazon MGM's The Boys in the Boat

This George Clooney-directed flick about the U.S. at the 1936 Summer Olympics purports to be based on true events. But what's the true story?

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[Scott Salzer]

The book is a good read.

 

[DanielOcean]

Good story but felt it was bad acting and played like a Hallmark movie.

 

[NukeLDO]

The book is definitely better than the movie. And it's ties to the story of Louis Zamperini in Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand are pretty interesting.

 

[fishbadger]

The book is definitely better than the movie.

+1, I got chills taking me back to my rowing days.
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[Scott Salzer]

Unbroken is a good book too.

 

[Josh]

The book is a good read.

On my list to get around to at some point for sure.

 

[Sam Roffe]

Second the book is a good read. Worth a reading again.