Faith of My Fathers (2005) (TV)

Director:

Peter Markle

Writers (WGA):

Peter Markle (teleplay) and
William Bingham (teleplay) ...
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Release Date:

30 May 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | War

Tagline:

John McCain's father gave him the courage to be a soldier. Five years as a POW gave him the courage to be a hero.

Plot:

The story of John McCain's experience as a Vietnam War POW. Base on the memoir of the same title.

Plot Keywords:

John Mccain | Torture | Vietnam War | Vietnam | Loyalty

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Shawn Hatosy	...	John McCain
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa	...	Cat
Joe Chrest	...	Craner
Chi Muoi Lo	...	Prick
Troy Ruptash	...	Bud Day
Shea Whigham	...	Norris Overly
Jason Alan Smith	...	Charles larson
Scott Glenn	...	Jack McCain
Brian F. Durkin	...	Henry Witt
Michael Arata	...	Captain Hart
Nick Gomez	...	Becker
Douglas M. Griffin	...	Sailor
Brian Bossetta	...	Hanging POW
Robert Heath Hickman	...	Doug McCain
J.D. Evermore	...	Commander James Latimer
Tony Bentley	...	Grey Madden
Hunt Scarritt	...	Turncoat POW
Lance Nicholas	...	Pritchard
Jean-Xavier Brager	...	Chalais
Earl Maddox	...	Choir Leader
Ash Taylor	...	Jim Branch (as Ashley Taylor)
Austin Matherne	...	John McCain aged 9
Spike Spencer	...	Private
Jeff Galpin	...	Colonel
Jerry Leggio	...	Other Captain
Marc Preston	...	Newscaster
Han Soto	...	Head Militia (as Anh Huu Nguyen)
Justin Groetsch	...	Lt. Everett Alvarez
Dale Beasley	...	News Reporter
William Burns	...	Prisoner / singer
Jude Cambise	...	Prisoner Of War
Thomas Madell	...	Army General
Jon Purvis	...	Prisoner
Glenn Robin	...	Reporter
Arthur Simone	...	POW Patient
Gary Michael Smith	...	Naval Commander
Louis Webre	...	Pow
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Erin Cottrell	...	Carol McCain
Korbi Dean	...	Roberta McCain
Elyse Dinh	...	Hanoi Hannah (voice)
Carol Dupuy	...	Wife (Returning POW)
Louis Dupuy	...	Parent (Naval Academy) and Media (POW's Return)
Gabrielle Shuff	...	Natalie
J. Todd Smith	...	Aide (Richard)
Elton LeBlanc	...	Navy Commander (uncredited)
Johnny Rock	...	Prisoner of War (uncredited)
Codie Scott	...	Man Walking on Base (uncredited)

Directed by
Peter Markle

Writing credits (WGA)
Peter Markle		(teleplay) and
William Bingham		(teleplay)
John McCain		(memoir) and
Mark Salter		(memoir)

Produced by
Kimberly C. Anderson	....	supervising producer
Alan Barnette	....	executive producer
Delia Fine	....	executive producer
Michael Jaffe	....	executive producer
Alissa M. Kantrow	....	associate producer
Emilio Nunez	....	supervising producer
Malcolm Petal	....	supervising producer
Tom Thayer	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Velton Ray Bunch

Cinematography by
Bill Roe

Film Editing by
Scott Boyd

Casting by
Zacharias Foppe
Chris Gray
Amy Staub
Tommy Staub

Production Design by
Vincent M. Cresciman		(as Vincent Cresciman)

Set Decoration by
Raymond Pumilia

Costume Design by
Michele Rede

Makeup Department
Gigi Collins	....	makeup artist (as Angela Rogers)
Scott H. Reeder	....	assistant hair stylist
Aimee Stuit	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Jennifer Phillips	....	post-production supervisor
Gary M. Strangis	....	unit production manager
Cynthia Stegner	....	post-production executive (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jason Altieri	....	key second assistant director
Fernando Altschul	....	first assistant director
George Bott	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Monique Champagne	....	set decoration buyer
Nanci Elfrez	....	scenic artist
Jeff Garbacz	....	carpenter
Leonard Lavigueur	....	assistant property master
Austin T. LeValley	....	set construction
Michelle Marchand II	....	assistant props
Louis Medrano	....	paint foreman
Danny Nick	....	lead man
Pat A. O'Connor	....	set dresser
Alixandra Petrovich	....	set dresser
Phuong Pham	....	props production assistant
Randy Severs	....	lead sculptor
Bill Walters	....	set dresser
Eric Wolfe	....	carpenter
Durel Yates	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Jeff Colon	....	epk sound recordist
Rob Hutchins	....	assistant dialogue editor
Chris Julian Irwin	....	foley artist
Chris Julian Irwin	....	foley mixer
Chris Julian	....	sound post-production
Mark Linden	....	sound re-recording mixer
Liam Lockhart	....	sound re-recording mixer
Edward Menashy	....	sound utility
Tara Paul	....	sound re-recording mixer
Geoff Raffan	....	dialogue editor
David Scharf	....	dialogue editor
Richard Schexnayder	....	sound mixer
Harry E. Snodgrass	....	sound effects editor
Harry E. Snodgrass	....	sound re-recording mixer
Harry E. Snodgrass	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
John P. Cazin	....	special effects coordinator
David Nash	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Jeffrey Alcantara	....	digital compositor
Scott Balkcom	....	visual effects supervisor
Chris Bankoff	....	compositor
Joanna 'Joey' Cade	....	visual effects producer
Shaun Comly	....	digital artist
Tim Dwyer	....	animator
Jay Frankenberger	....	compositor
O.T. Hight	....	visual effects artist
Barrett Lewis	....	digital artist
Cristin McKee	....	animator
Jonathan Peck	....	technical support engineer
Mike Roy	....	visual effects artist
Sarma Vanguri	....	digital effects artist
Joey Wray	....	tech support
William Arthur Young	....	animator

Stunts
Stan Barrett	....	stunt coordinator
Jeff Galpin	....	stunt double
Eddie Matthews	....	stunt double: John McCain

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Applebaum	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Michael Applebaum	....	director of photography: second unit
Gerald Autin	....	grip
Andrew Bikichky	....	first assistant camera
Nathan Borck	....	second assistant camera
Kevin Carlisle	....	grip
Rowland Egerton	....	grip
James Jermyn	....	second assistant camera
Luis Lopez DeVictoria	....	best boy grip
Robert Morrison	....	grip
Patti Perret	....	still photographer
Robert B. Reynolds	....	rigging gaffer
Craig Striano	....	crane operator: Super Technocrane
Daniel E. Teaze	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Steve Urban	....	dolly grip
Edward Viola	....	digital imaging technician

Casting Department
Annette Farnsworth	....	casting production assistant
Manny Fernandez	....	casting assistant
Vince Rimoldi	....	casting assistant
Gary Desroche	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Bridget Fenlason	....	wardrobe
Kim Martínez	....	costumer

Music Department
Peter Fox	....	music editor
David James Nielsen	....	composer: additional music
David James Nielsen	....	orchestrator
Greg Sill	....	music supervisor (as Gregory Sill)
Lonnie Sill	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
June Marshall	....	transportation
Linda Pickett	....	driver
Randall Pickett	....	rigger driver
Cindi Randall	....	driver: honeywagon, second unit
Charlie Wright	....	transportation captain
C. Benny Dietz	....	picture car mechanic (uncredited)

Other crew
Chris Browne	....	key craft service
David Byrne	....	office production assistant
Bill Delaney	....	production assistant
Joe Fikes	....	naval technical advisor
Liz Gaffney	....	key office production assistant
Jennifer Gamble	....	assistant production coordinator
Daphne A. Guichard	....	construction medic
Elizabeth T. Guste	....	production accountant
Dana A. Hanby	....	location manager
Ryan Harrington	....	production coordinator
Lynn Josephson Delaney	....	executive assistant to executive producer
Ryan Krayser	....	production assistant
Alexander Lasseigne III	....	production assistant
John Lavis	....	set medic
Stephen LeBlanc	....	assistant location manager
Gregory McNamara	....	location assistant
Nancy Mosher Hall	....	production coordinator
Chuck Peil	....	vice president of business development
Melissa Perret	....	first assistant accountant
Brandy Scott	....	stand-in (as Brandy Miller)
Joe Sperandeo	....	assistant to producer
Sam Sullivan III	....	script supervisor
Greg Tausch	....	assistant to director
David Dino Wells Jr.	....	production assistant
Christy Zeller	....	second assistant accountant
Sarah Nunez	....	executive assistant to supervising producer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• A&E Television Networks
• Alan Barnette Productions
• L.I.F.T. Production

Distributors

• PRO 4 (2011) (Hungary) (TV) (re-release)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Special Effects

• Reel FX Creative Studios

Other Companies

• Film Production Capital  tax credit brokering
• Imagine Post  post-production
• New Orleans Film Commission, The  film commission

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MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense depiction of wartime imprisonment and brief sexual content

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Canada:14A | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Company:

A&E Television Networks

Goofs:

Factual errors: Carol McCain suffered a near fatal car accident during John's captivity that rendered her unable to walk without crutches, and deformed from her surgery. Though Carol's accident is mentioned in the book, the movie ignores it completely, so when Carol and John reunite she is in perfect physical condition. They're even shown dancing together.

Faith of My Fathers

This movie appeals to those viewers who are either military or related to a military member.

It is a story of what people endure at the hands of the enemy, regardless who that enemy is (reverse roles and you have the Iraqi prison scandal).

War is not sterile or "cool." The anger, frustration and hopelessness of those involved in its day to day actions is well expressed in this film. One commentator found fault with the Admiral's (Glenn's father) lack of emotion. As a seasoned military man, emotions are things which the professional soldier puts on hold until the issue at hand is resolved.

This story is NOT a warm and fuzzy. McCain endured for years what most people in the US could not endure for one week. We are quick to jump on the depiction of the events and criticize the story but those of us who HAVE served this country in times of conflict can only say that were the shoe on MY foot, would I have the temerity and fortitude to endure this torment? McCain, unlike the present Commander-In-Chief, IS a war hero and this film does justice to him, the US Military and the Code of Honor that upholds our military traditions.