Factual error: McVay gives the order to cease zigzagging, full speed ahead, but the Japanese sub commander gives the target speed of 12 knots for the torpedo solution. The Indianapolis was capable of a speed in excess of 30 knots.
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2016)
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Directed by: Mario Van Peebles
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Thomas Jane, Tom Sizemore, Matt Lanter
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Captain McVay: There will always be war until we kill off our own species.
Trivia: In his address to his crew, Nicholas Cage says "Without me, you are worthless. You are my crew. And without you, I am worthless." This line is borrowed from Full Metal Jacket (1987): "Without me, my rifle is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless."
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