Greyhound (2020)
Greyhound (2020), an American war film directed by Aaron Schneider and starring Tom Hanks, tells the story of convoy HX-25 in February 1942. The convoy is comprised of 37 Allied merchant and troop ships on their way to Liverpool, navigating through the ‘Black Pit’, a dangerous zone without air cover for five days. Commander Ernest Krause of the USS Keeling (DD-548), also known as ‘Greyhound’, leads the escort team which includes the British destroyer HMS James F80 (“Harry”), Polish destroyer ORP Viktor H34 (‘Eagle’), and Canadian corvette HMCS Dodge K136 (‘Dicky’). Despite his expertise and naval background, it is Krause’s first command during wartime. As they continue their journey, a German transmission is intercepted by the flagship’s high-frequency direction finding, prompting Greyhound to take action against an approaching U-boat.
As the sub attempts to slip under Greyhound, Krause wastes no time in utilizing a full pattern of depth charges, much to the joy of his crew. As they make their way back, another U-boat with a grey wolf emblem attacks and successfully sinks a Greek merchant ship. With quick thinking, Krause maneuvers Greyhound to assist and narrowly avoids a torpedo launched by the enemy vessel. Despite receiving reports from the other escorts about five additional U-boats in the area, Krause remains cautious as it appears that six submarines are waiting just out of firing range for nightfall when visibility will be at its lowest. Later that evening, the same U-boat with the grey wolf emblem strikes again, this time targeting an oil tanker and escaping Greyhound’s pursuit by deploying an underwater decoy device known as the “Pill-thrower,” which effectively dupes the ship’s sonar and renders their depth charges useless.
Date of download: 2015-11-11T17:22:34+00:00
Cast:  Tom HanksCommander Ernest Krause  Stephen GrahamLt. Commander Charlie Cole  Rob MorganGeorge Cleveland  Elisabeth ShueEvelyn Frechette  Manuel RulfoMelvin Lopez  Karl GlusmanRed Eppstein  Tom BrittneyLt. Watson |
Greyhound (2020), an American war film directed by Aaron Schneider and starring Tom Hanks, tells the story of convoy HX-25 in February 1942. The convoy is comprised of 37 Allied merchant and troop ships on their way to Liverpool, navigating through the ‘Black Pit’, a dangerous zone without air cover for five days. Commander Ernest Krause of the USS Keeling (DD-548), also known as ‘Greyhound’, leads the escort team which includes the British destroyer HMS James F80 (“Harry”), Polish destroyer ORP Viktor H34 (‘Eagle’), and Canadian corvette HMCS Dodge K136 (‘Dicky’). Despite his expertise and naval background, it is Krause’s first command during wartime. As they continue their journey, a German transmission is intercepted by the flagship’s high-frequency direction finding, prompting Greyhound to take action against an approaching U-boat.
As the sub attempts to slip under Greyhound, Krause wastes no time in utilizing a full pattern of depth charges, much to the joy of his crew. As they make their way back, another U-boat with a grey wolf emblem attacks and successfully sinks a Greek merchant ship. With quick thinking, Krause maneuvers Greyhound to assist and narrowly avoids a torpedo launched by the enemy vessel. Despite receiving reports from the other escorts about five additional U-boats in the area, Krause remains cautious as it appears that six submarines are waiting just out of firing range for nightfall when visibility will be at its lowest. Later that evening, the same U-boat with the grey wolf emblem strikes again, this time targeting an oil tanker and escaping Greyhound’s pursuit by deploying an underwater decoy device known as the “Pill-thrower,” which effectively dupes the ship’s sonar and renders their depth charges useless.
