Taking Chance
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Taking Chance is a 2009 HBO drama film that follows a U.S. Marine officer escorting the body of a fallen soldier home, exploring themes of honor, sacrifice, and the human cost of war.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Taking Chance canonical | 3 |
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| instanceOf |
drama film
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film ⓘ television film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Michael Strobl’s experiences as a U.S. Marine officer escorting a fallen Marine
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Taking Chance (essay) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Blanche Baker
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Emily Wickersham NERFINISHED ⓘ Gordon Clapp NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Bacon NERFINISHED ⓘ Paige Turco NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Aldredge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Alar Kivilo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstBroadcast | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Ross Katz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | HBO Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Andy Keir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
New Jersey
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New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | a U.S. Marine officer escorting the body of a fallen Marine home ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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war drama ⓘ |
| hasAward |
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film (Kevin Bacon, nominated)
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie (nominated) NERFINISHED ⓘ Writers Guild of America Award for Long Form – Adapted (nominated) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Lt. Col. Michael Strobl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| musicBy | Marcelo Zarvos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| network | HBO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
focus on rituals honoring fallen U.S. service members
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somber and respectful depiction of military casualty escort duty ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetworkPremiereDate | 2009-02-21 ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Kevin Bacon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Ross Katz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | HBO Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseFormat |
DVD
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television broadcast ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 77 ⓘ |
| setting | Iraq War era United States ⓘ |
| subject |
United States Marine Corps
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honor ⓘ human cost of war ⓘ military funerals ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| writer |
Michael Strobl
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Ross Katz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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