Sully
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When pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger lands his damaged plane on the Hudson River in order to save the flight's passengers and crew, some consider him a hero while others think he was reckless.
- Release Date
- September 9, 2016
- Director
- Clint Eastwood
- Cast
- Tom Hanks , Aaron Eckhart , Laura Linney , Valerie Mahaffey , Delphi Harrington , Mike O'Malley , Jamey Sheridan , Anna Gunn
- Runtime
- 96 Minutes
- Writers
- Todd Komarnicki , Chesley Sullenberger , Jeffrey Zaslow
- Budget
- $60 million
- Studio(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Distributor(s)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
Summary
Sully is a 2016 biographical drama film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Tom Hanks as Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger. The movie is based on the true story of the 2009 "Miracle on the Hudson" emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549, in which Sullenberger successfully landed the plane on the Hudson River, saving all 155 passengers and crew members on board.
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