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The Finest Hour

  • 19921992
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  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
671
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The Finest Hour (1992)
Two soldiers form a lasting bond during training to be Navy Seals but soon grow apart as they are sent off to fight in Desert Storm.
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Two soldiers form a lasting bond during training to be Navy Seals but soon grow apart as they are sent off to fight in Desert Storm.Two soldiers form a lasting bond during training to be Navy Seals but soon grow apart as they are sent off to fight in Desert Storm.Two soldiers form a lasting bond during training to be Navy Seals but soon grow apart as they are sent off to fight in Desert Storm.
IMDb RATING
4.5/10
671
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Shimon Dotan
  • Writers
    • Shimon Dotan
    • Stuart Schoffman
  • Stars
    • Rob Lowe
    • Gale Hansen
    • Tracy Griffith
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  • Director
    • Shimon Dotan
  • Writers
    • Shimon Dotan
    • Stuart Schoffman
  • Stars
    • Rob Lowe
    • Gale Hansen
    • Tracy Griffith
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    • 14User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Rob Lowe
    Rob Lowe
    • Lawrence Hammeras Lawrence Hammer
    Gale Hansen
    Gale Hansen
    • Dean Mazzolias Dean Mazzoli
    Tracy Griffith
    Tracy Griffith
    • Barbaraas Barbara
    Eb Lottimer
    Eb Lottimer
    • Boscoas Bosco
    Baruch Dror
    • Greenspanas Greenspan
    Daniel Dieker
    • Albieas Albie
    Michael Cornelison
    Michael Cornelison
    • Carteras Carter
    • (as Michael Fountain)
    Evyatar Lazar
    • Moonjeanas Moonjean
    Tae-Joon Lee
    • T.J.as T.J.
    • (as Henry Taejoon Lee)
    Ari Sorko-Ram
    • Petersenas Petersen
    Erik Degn
    • Thurstonas Thurston
    Natan Sgan-Cohen
    • Franklinas Franklin
    Jonathan Herson
      Uri Gavriel
      Uri Gavriel
      • Commanderas Commander
      John Phillips
      Jack Widerker
      • Tayloras Taylor
      Gilya Stern
      Gilya Stern
      • Dianeas Diane
      Ava Haddad
      Ava Haddad
      • Nurse Isabelas Nurse Isabel
      • Director
        • Shimon Dotan
      • Writers
        • Shimon Dotan
        • Stuart Schoffman
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      • Trivia
        In his autobiography, Rob Lowe says he almost died in the performance of a stunt in this film. He was being dragged by a cord behind a speeding boat, and could not break free from the cord. He was pulled closer to the boat, and was in serious danger when one of the Navy SEALs are the crew dived in and rescued him.
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      User reviews14

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      Top review
      4/10
      Simply terrible
      Rob Lowe and a bunch of great locations cannot fix this mess. Set in the 80s, with action in the first Gulf War, so the history is

      Filmed like a third rate 90s TV show, every fault of the actors, script, FX, and more is brutally apparent. Also comically badly edited, with choices like a VO explaining a time jump that happens 2 minutes before it makes sense to have it.

      For military buffs, the equipment in action sequences is 90s video game quality. A comically fake SDV. Paragliders. Scopes mounted to the slides of VP70s so they can snipe with them, and then smoke drifts up old west style. Rob Lowe is an excellent Sabrina. Oh, some enemy stuff is 60s Japanese monster movie quality. Oh, the big silver rocket!

      Romantic sub-plot is way too dominant, which is awful as it's so ham-handedly played.

      Do not be fooled. Much of the training is well done, but it falls apart outside of that.
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      • Release date
        • March 25, 1992 (South Korea)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
      • Language
        • English
      • Also known as
        • -Operation Ökensköld-
      • Filming locations
        • San Diego, California, USA
      • Production company
        • 21st Century Film Corporation
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 45 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby SR
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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