Based on the book by Sebastian Junger. Originally released as a motion picture in 2000. Features: HBO first look: creating "The perfect storm"; Witness to the storm: recollections of the 1991 events that inspired the book; Creating an emotion: composer James Horner at work; three commentaries: director Wolfgang Petersen, author Sebastian Junger, visual effects supervisor Stefen Fangmeier & visual effects producer Helen Ostenberg Elswit; "Yours forever" montage; conceptual art gallery with director commentary; storyboard gallery; cast/crew filmographies; theatrical trailer; DVD-ROM PC enhanced features: original website and "Previsualizing the storm" online documentary gallery links. George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Karen Allen, Diane Lane, Mary Mastrantonio and John C. Reilly.
Summary:
In October of 1991, a crew of fisherman stranded out at sea banded together to face the fiercest storm in recorded history.
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