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Taking Chance(Movie, 2009)

1h 17min | Genres: Drama, History, War, TV Movie
Taking ChanceRating: 3.6/5 (with 6666 votes)
Taking Chance is a 2009 American historical drama television film directed by Ross Katz, from a screenplay by Michael Strobl and Katz, based on the journal of the same name by Strobl, who also serves as military consultant. Kevin Bacon's portrayal of Strobl in the film won him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie, among other accolades. Taking Chance premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 16, 2009, and aired on HBO in the United States on February 21, 2009. The film received generally favorable reviews from critics. At the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards, it earned ten nominations, including Outstanding Made for Television Movie and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for Bacon, and won one for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie. ()
Movie poster of Taking Chance

Where to watch Taking Chance (cinema/streaming/download)?

"Taking Chance" is available on 1 providers and can be purchased from Amazon Instant Video (as a download from the website or as a Blu-ray Disc/DVD).

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Available languages: English
Available subtitles: English
Duration: 1h 17min
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Also available at Amazon.de on: DVD

About Taking Chance

Lt. Col. Michael Strobl, a volunteer military escort accompanies the body of Lance Cpl. Chance Phelps to his hometown in Wyoming.

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Trailer for Taking Chance + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

"Taking Chance" Trailer(Trailer, 1:54)

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Additional Information

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Production country: United States of America (USA)
Shot in: California
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 23 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Latvian (LV), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Slovenian (SL), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 09/21/2009
Director: Ross Katz
Producer: Brad Krevoy
Film Editor: Brian A. Kates
Director of Photography: Alar Kivilo
Composer: Marcelo Zarvos
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Regresando a casa"
"Correr Riscos"
"O Retorno de Um Herói"
"带你回家"
"El regreso de un soldado"
"Sotilaan viimeinen matka"
"L'Honneur d'un Marine"
"Iroes polemou"
"A lélek útja"
"Taking chance - Il ritorno di un eroe"
"戦場のおくりびと"
"Podróż powrotna"
"A Última Escolta"
"Ultimul drum al lui Chance"
"Забирая Чэнса"
"En soldats sista resa"
"Eve dönüş"
"護送錢斯"
"Cuộc Chiến Cho Người Ở Lại"

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