Men of Honor (2000) Movie Overview

Men of Honor (released in the UK 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. Carl Brashear (Gooding, Jr.) decides to leave his lifestyle in native Kentucky in 1948 and the life of a sharecropper by way of joining the United States Navy. As a crew member of the salvage ship USS Hoist (ARS-40), where he is assigned to the galley, he is inspired by the bravery of one of the divers, Master Chief Petty Officer Leslie William “Billy” Sunday (De Niro). He is determined to overcome racism and become the first African American Navy diver, even proclaiming that he will become a Master Diver. He eventually is selected to attend Diving and Salvage School in Bayonne, New Jersey where he arrives as a Boatswain’s Mate Second Class. He finds that Master Chief Sunday is the Leading Chief Petty Officer and head instructor, who is under orders from the school’s eccentric commanding officer to ensure that Brashear fails. Brashear struggles to overcome his educational shortc… Source

• Men of Honor Movie Details
• Director: George Tillman Jr.
• Official Sites: Fox 2000
• Tagline: History is made by those who break the rules.
• Country: USA
• Run Time: 129 min
• Genre: Biography , Drama

• Cast Overview
• Robert De Niro as Chief 'Billy' Sunday
• Cuba Gooding Jr. as Chief Carl Brashear
• Charlize Theron as Gwen Sunday
• Aunjanue Ellis as Jo
• Hal Holbrook as 'Mr. Pappy'
• Michael Rapaport as GM1 Snowhill

Men of Honor Movie Overview – Yahoo Movies

Men of Honor (2000): Chronicles the inspirational, true-life exploits of Carl Brashear, who became the Navys first African-American Master Diver. Brashear runs into formidable opposition in the form of Billy Sunday, a rebellious senior officer and celebrated Master Chief Navy Diver. But it is Sunday who ultimately helps Brashear, the son of a Kentu… Source

Men of Honor Movie Details from Imdb

The story ultimately revolves around two “men of honor”; their relationship, their individual and joint failures and triumphs. Carl Brashear is determined to be the first African American Navy Diver in a time where racism is strife. Leslie Sunday is his embittered trainer, determined to see him fail. Fate, challenges and circumstances eventually dr… Source

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