Unbroken (film)

Unbroken
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Angelina Jolie
Written by	Coen brothers Richard LaGravenese William Nicholson
Based on	Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
Produced by	Angelina Jolie Matthew Baer Erwin Stoff Clayton Townsend
Starring	Jack O'Connell Domhnall Gleeson Miyavi Garrett Hedlund Finn Wittrock
Cinematography	Roger Deakins
Edited by	Tim Squyres William Goldenberg
Music by	Alexandre Desplat
Production companies	Legendary Pictures Jolie Pas 3 Arts Entertainment
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	November 17, 2014 (2014-11-17) (Sydney) December 25, 2014 (2014-12-25) (United States)
Running time	138 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$65 million[2]
Box office	$163.4 million[3]

Unbroken is a 2014 American biographical war drama film produced and directed by Angelina Jolie and written by the Coen brothers, Richard LaGravenese, and William Nicholson. It is based on the 2010 non-fiction book by Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption. The film stars Jack O'Connell as American Olympian and Army officer Louis "Louie" Zamperini and Miyavi as Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) corporal Mutsuhiro Watanabe. Zamperini survived in a raft for 47 days after his bomber ditched in the ocean during the Second World War, before being captured by the Japanese and being sent to a series of prisoner of war camps.

Filming took place in Australia from October 2013 to February 2014. Unbroken had its world premiere in Sydney on November 17, 2014, followed by a London premiere at the Odeon Leicester Square on November 26, 2014.^[4] The film was released in the United States on December 25, 2014. It received mixed reviews from critics, though praise was given to O'Connell's performance, Deakins' cinematography and sound and Jolie's direction. It was a financial success, grossing $163 million worldwide. The film was followed by a sequel, Unbroken: Path to Redemption, in 2018.