Against the Sun - wikipedia Against the Sun Against the Sun Theatrical release poster Directed by Brian Falk Produced by Brian Falk Kurt Graver Mark Moran Written by Brian Falk Mark David Keegan Starring Garret Dillahunt Tom Felton Jake Abel Music by Paul Mills Cinematography Petr Cikhart Edited by Sean Albertson Production company American Film Company Distributed by Goldcrest Films NYC Release date November 22, 2014 ( 2014 - 11 - 22 ) ( New Orleans premiere ) January 23, 2015 ( 2015 - 01 - 23 ) Running time 99 minutes Country United States Language English Box office $4,646 Against the Sun is a 2014 American survival drama film written, produced, and directed by Brian Falk and starring Garret Dillahunt, Tom Felton, and Jake Abel. The film was released via video on demand on January 23, 2015. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Background 3.1 Medals 3.2 Memorials 4 Release 5 Reception 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Plot Based on a true story, three US Navy airmen are forced to ditch their torpedo bomber in the South Pacific during World War II. They then find themselves on a tiny life raft, surrounded by open ocean. With no food, water and little hope of rescue they drift across the ocean. Against incredible odds, these three virtual strangers survive storms, sharks, starvation and each other as they try to sail more than a thousand miles to safety. Cast Garret Dillahunt as pilot Harold Dixon Tom Felton as bombardier Tony Pastula Jake Abel as radioman Gene Aldrich Nadia Parra as Frances ( Tony 's sister ) Quinton Flynn as Newsreel narrator Background Douglas TBD Devastator torpedo bomber from VT - 6 before the Second World War, similar to the aircraft Dixon flew On January 16, 1942, Chief Aviation Machinist 's Mate and enlisted Naval Aviation Pilot Harold Dixon ( aged 42, from La Mesa, California ), radioman Gene Aldrich ( aged 22 from Sikeston, Missouri ) and bombardier Anthony Pastula ( aged 24 of Youngstown, Ohio ) took off from the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise in a Douglas TBD Devastator torpedo bomber. As part of Torpedo Squadron SIX ( VT - 6 ), they were to undertake an anti-submarine sweep over the Pacific Ocean. Once airborne they were to maintain radio silence to safeguard the carrier being detected by the Japanese. Their aircraft lost position and was unable to return to the carrier. Running low on fuel Dixon ditched the aircraft in the sea. The aircraft sank quickly taking most of the crew 's survival equipment with it. The men inflated the small rubber life raft and climbed inside. Surviving on rainwater and meager rations the men drifted for 34 days and travelled over 1,000 miles, before landing on the Pukapuka atoll, a friendly island. The crew were picked up a week later by a seaplane from the USS Swan. Medals For his endeavors to keep his crew alive Dixon was awarded the Navy Cross. The citation read ``... for extreme heroism, exceptional determination, resourcefulness, skilled seamanship, excellent judgment and highest quality of leadership ''. Pastula and Aldrich both received presidential commendations for their `` extraordinary courage, fortitude, strength of character and exceptional endurance ''. The life raft the men used is on display at the National Naval Aviation Museum. Memorials Dixon died on June 26, 1987 and is buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. Pastula died on October 19, 1982 and is buried in Ohio. Aldrich died of cancer on March 27, 1973 in San Diego. Release The film had a premiere at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana on November 23, 2014. The film was released to video on demand on January 23, 2015. It was also played at the Arena Theater in Los Angeles. Reception The film received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 67 % based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 6.4 / 10. On Metacritic, the film had score of 43 out of 100, based on 5 reviews. The Los Angeles Times said the film was admirable but compared it unfavorably to Angelina Jolie 's film Unbroken which had been released a month before. See also Pukapuka Survival film, about the film genre, with a list of related films References Jump up ^ `` AGAINST THE SUN ( 12A ) ''. British Board of Film Classification. February 25, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Against the Sun ''. Box Office Mojo. October 10, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Item - National Naval Aviation Museum ''. navalaviationmuseum.org. Retrieved June 22, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Exclusive Advance Screening - `` Against the Sun '' ``. The National WWII Museum. November 23, 2014. Retrieved August 28, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Against the Sun ( 2015 ) ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved October 10, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Against the Sun ( 2015 ) : Reviews ''. Metacritic. Retrieved October 10, 2015. Jump up ^ Rechtshaffen, Michael ( January 22, 2015 ). `` ' Against the Sun ' is admirable but destined to be overshadowed ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 28, 2015. External links Official website Against the Sun on IMDb Against the Sun at Box Office Mojo Against the Sun at Rotten Tomatoes Against the Sun at Metacritic Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Against_the_Sun&oldid=842677869 '' Categories : 2014 films English - language films 2010s disaster films 2010s drama films American films American disaster films American drama films American survival films Disaster films based on actual events Drama films based on actual events Films about aviation accidents or incidents Films about sharks Films set in the Pacific Ocean Films set in 1942 Films set in the 1940s Films shot in Mexico Pacific War films World War II films based on actual events Sea adventure films Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from June 2017 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Português Edit links This page was last edited on 23 May 2018, at 23 : 33 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: in against the sun what type of plane is shown in the movie
Answer: a Douglas TBD Devastator torpedo bomber