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- Release date: November 10, 2000
- Director: George Tillman Jr.
- Screenwriter: Scott Marshall Smith
- Producer: Bill Cosby, Stanley Robertson
- Distributor: 20th Century Fox
- MPAA Rating: R
- Run time: 129 min
- Music by: Mark Isham
- Based on: The story of Master Chief Carl Brashear
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Based on a true story, Men of Honor details the experiences of Carl Brashear, the first African-American to become a Master Diver in the U.S. Navy. Cuba Gooding Jr. stars as Brashear and Robert De Niro stars as Chief Billy Sunday, the man who initially resists Brashear's success, but later becomes his mentor.
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Plot Summary
In 1952, Carl Brashear leaves his humble Kentucky home to join the U.S. Navy and fulfill his dream of becoming a certified Master Diver. During training, Brashear must not only meet the intense physical challenges necessary to become a Navy diver, but must also overcome the racism, prejudice and military bureaucracy which threaten to hold him back.Cast
- Robert De Niro: Chief Leslie William "Billy" Sunday
- Cuba Gooding Jr.: Chief Carl Brashear
- Charlize Theron: Gwen Sunday
- Hal Holbrook: Mr. Pappy
- David Keith: Captain Hartigan
- Michael Rapaport: Snowhill
- Powers Boothe: Captain Pullman
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Men of Honor Questions
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Can men and women really just be friends? 6 AnswersIt certainly is possible for men and women to just be friends. As a male I have a larger number of female friends in my life compared to the number of male fri... read more


