![]() ![]() ![]() The main difference is that this film has been stripped of almost all personality. In that respect, the best cinematic point of reference might be the 1981 German film “Das Boot,” representing a sort-of complement to “Greyhound,” focusing as it did on a U-boat crew. Tom Hanks stars in "Greyhound." Apple TV+ The most salient wrinkle of the movie – directed by Aaron Schneider – is that essentially all the action takes place within the claustrophobic confines of the main escort ship, with only voices heard from the nearby vessels as the captain plays cat and mouse with the pack of submarines. ![]() Hanks plays Ernest Krause, a first-time captain leading a naval convoy of 37 ships ferrying soldiers and supplies to England in 1942.Īfter a perfunctory introduction (there’s little time to waste at 90 minutes), Krause heads into what’s known as the “Black Pit,” a five-day stretch during which no air cover is available to help ships under his protection ward off marauding German U-boats, which taunt the Americans in thickly accented transmissions. Old-fashioned and relatively small in scale, it’s a sturdy if unspectacular depiction of the Battle of the Atlantic, streaming ashore via Apple TV+ instead of a planned theatrical release.Īdapted from the 1955 novel “The Good Shepherd,” the film is loosely inspired by actual events, but has a throwback feel that smacks of old Hollywood. “Greyhound” is kind of an odd duck – another World War II tale courtesy of Tom Hanks, who wrote and produced the film through his company in addition to starring in it. ![]()
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