As Blazich explains, the conflict was centered chiefly on supplies: An island nation, the United Kingdom required a steady flow of imported goods and raw materials, many of which originated in the U.S. Greyhound takes place at a critical moment in the Battle of the Atlantic, which began in September 1939 and only ended with the Germans’ surrender on May 8, 1945. Sony Pictures What events does Greyhound dramatize? Hanks portrays a newly promoted captain tasked with leading a convoy across the Atlantic. “What you did yesterday got us to today,” a crew member tells Krause in the trailer. In true cinematic fashion, the captain ultimately battles not only a military enemy, but his own personal demons and self-doubt.

Keeling, a destroyer under Krause’s command-features Hanks as a newly promoted officer tasked with leading his first transatlantic convoy through a swath of water known as the “ Black Pit.” Per the movie’s official description, Krause must protect his fleet from Nazi U-boats over a five-day period without air cover.

Set in the winter of 1942, Greyhound-a nod to the nickname of the U.S.S. Though fictional, the Forester book is deeply researched and noted for its accurate depiction of naval warfare. Forester’s 1955 novel, The Good Shepherd (not to be confused with the 2006 film The Good Shepherd about the founding of the CIA). Hanks, who stars as United States Navy Commander Ernest Krause, adapted the screenplay from C.S. As the film’s trailer states, Greyhound is “inspired by,” rather than directly based on, actual events.

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