Unbroken (2014)
Directed by Angelina Jolie
Olympic runner Louis Zamperini goes from a troubled youth in Torrance to the Berlin Games, survives a bomber crash and 47 days adrift in the Pacific, and endures Japanese prison camps.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Torrance, California≈ 00:05:00Stated on screen
In flashbacks, young Louie gets into trouble until his brother pushes him into running.
- 21936 Olympics≈ 00:20:00Berlin, GermanyStated on screen
Louie races the 5,000 metres at the Berlin Olympics with a fast final lap.
- 3Bombing raid≈ 00:01:00NauruStated on screen
As bombardier on a B-24, Louie survives a bombing run on Japanese positions that leaves the plane shot up.
- 4Air base≈ 00:26:00Funafuti, Ellice Islands (Tuvalu)Inferred
The damaged bomber crash-lands at its island base; the crew is then sent on a search mission in a worn-out plane.
- 5Crash and 47 days on a raft≈ 00:34:00Pacific Ocean south of OahuInferred
The search plane plunges into the ocean, and the survivors drift on a raft for 47 days, fighting sharks and hunger.
- 6Captured≈ 01:05:00Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall IslandsStated on screen
- 7Ōmori POW camp≈ 01:15:00Ōmori POW camp, Tokyo BayStated on screen
- 8Naoetsu POW camp≈ 01:50:00Naoetsu POW camp (Jōetsu), Niigata, JapanStated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 36,020 km
- Places
- 8
- Countries
- 6
- Stops
- 8
- Not shown: 18,012 km
- Boat: 13,126 km
- Plane: 4,882 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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