The Perfect Storm is a Film programme that first aired in 2000 and has been classified a 12 certificate.

The Perfect Storm is a 3 star programme

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The Perfect Storm (2000)

Directed by
Wolfgang Petersen

This seafaring action drama - starring George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg - is based on the true story of the fishing vessel Andrea Gail. In September 1991, the ship got caught up in one of the most terrifying storms of the 20th century off the coast of Massachusetts.

Captain William Tyne - a sword-fishing boat captain - is determined to set sail despite the adverse weather conditions, but when the ice machine breaks down, his decision to brave the storm rather than lose his catch results in a battle against 100ft waves.

Clooney and Wahlberg put in sterling work as Tyne and Robert Shatford - the youngest, most inexperienced member of the crew. And the freak storm conditions - caused by the confluence of two powerful weather fronts and a hurricane - are quite stunning.

Highly recommended.

Written by
Sebastian Junger

Also known as "La Tempête", "La Tormenta Perfecta", "Mar em Fúria", "Una Tormenta Perfecta"

Genre: Film

Production Year: 2000

Rating:
3/5 Stars

Classification: 12 Certificate

Filmed in Colour

Cast

George Clooney	...	Capt. Billy Tyne
Mark Wahlberg	...	Bobby Shatford
Diane Lane	...	Christina 'Chris' Cotter
John C. Reilly	...	Dale 'Murph' Murphy
William Fichtner	...	David 'Sully' Sullivan
Bob Gunton	...	Mistral Owner
Karen Allen	...	Melissa Brown
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio	...	Linda Greenlaw
Allen Payne	...	Alfred Pierre
John Hawkes	...	Mike 'Bugsy' Moran
Christopher McDonald	...	TV Meteorologist
Dash Mihok	...	Sgt. Jeremy Mitchell
Josh Hopkins	...	Capt. Daryl Ennis
Michael Ironside	...	Bob Brown
Cherry Jones	...	Edie Bailey