Taking Chance
Plot
The movie is based on the recollections of U.S. Marine Lieutenant Colonel Michael Strobl. He accompanied the remains of Marine Private First Class Chance Phelps (posthumously promoted to Lance Corporal) from Dover Air Force Base to Dubois, Wyoming. Phelps was fatally wounded by gunfire on 9 April 2004 near Baghdad during the Iraq War. Strobl attended both Phelps's funeral and his memorial service, and wrote an essay about the entire experience, the emotions he felt, and the people he met. It was published in the blog Blackfive on 23 April 2004 and was circulated widely on the Internet.[1]
Taking Chance is a 2009 American historical drama television film directed by Ross Katz, from a screenplay by former U.S. Marine officer Michael Strobl and Katz, based on the journal of the same title kept by Strobl, who also served as military consultant. Kevin Bacon's portrayal won him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie, among others.
Taking Chance premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 16, 2009, and aired on HBO in the United States on February 21, 2009. The film received generally favorable reviews from critics. At the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards, it earned ten nominations, such as Outstanding Television Movie and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for Bacon, and won one for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie.
Plot
The movie is based on the recollections of U.S. Marine Lieutenant Colonel Michael Strobl. He accompanied the remains of Marine Private First Class Chance Phelps (posthumously promoted to Lance Corporal) from Dover Air Force Base to Dubois, Wyoming. Phelps was fatally wounded by gunfire on 9 April 2004 near Baghdad during the Iraq War. Strobl attended both Phelps's funeral and his memorial service, and wrote an essay about the entire experience, the emotions he felt, and the people he met. It was published in the blog Blackfive on 23 April 2004 and was circulated widely on the Internet.[1]
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