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Men of Honor: Directed by George Tillman Jr.. With Robert De Niro, Cuba Gooding Jr., Charlize Theron, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor. Carl Brashear is an ambitious sharecropper who joins the U.S. Navy to become the world's first black master diver. But as he works through diving training, the racist Master Chief sets out to make Carl's journey as difficult as possible.
Men of Honor : Production Notes. MEN OF HONOR is based on the true life story of Carl Brashear, the first African-American Navy Diver. The film chronicles Brashear's perseverance against seemingly insurmountable obstacles. The setting of his journey is the little known and dangerous world of deep-sea diving in the U.S. Navy of the 1950s and 60s.
Nov 10, 2000 · Men of Honor (2000) - 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 Africana American Navy Diver in a time where racism is rife. Leslie Sunday is his embittered trainer, determined to see him fail. Fate, challenges and circumstances eventually draw these two men together ...
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Men of Honor. Men of Honor (released in the UK and Ireland as Men of Honour) is a 2000 American drama film directed by George Tillman Jr. and starring Robert De Niro and Cuba Gooding Jr. The film 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, Jr. was the first black man to achieve the rank of Master Diver in the Navy. He was also the first amputee to be returned to active duty in the armed services. In MEN OF HONOR, produced by Bill Cosby, Brashear gets the kind of respectful, go-for-the-Oscar treatment that reached its zenith in the 1960s.
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- George Tillman Jr.
Nov 9, 2000 · Against formidable odds -- and an old-school diving instructor embittered by the U.S. Navy's new, less prejudicial policies -- Carl Brashear sets his sights on becoming the Navy's first African-American master diver in this uplifting true story. Their relationship starts out on the rocks, but fate ultimately conspires to bring the men together into a setting of mutual respect, triumph and honor.
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Men of Honor (released in the UK and Ireland 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.
