...Louis Zamperini was born to Italian immigrants on January 26, 1917 in Olean, New York. From a high school track star becoming an Olympic athlete and meeting Adolf Hitler, to being taken as a prisoner of war in World War II, Louis Zamperini lived a strenuous life but remained unbroken. Even when Zamperini was young, he had a full life. He was a high school track star at Torrence High School in Torrence, California. Biograhy.com notes that Zamperini set a high school record at Torrence in 1934, “his time of 4 minutes and 21.2 seconds.” No one beat the record for a full twenty years. Zamperini continued to improve his running. In 1936, he went to New York City for the Olympic trials for the 5,000 meter race. While there, he raced against Don Lash, the world record holder in the event. After a hard fight at the trials in New York, Zamperini qualified for the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany. He trained for only...
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...Unbroken, directed and produced by Angelina Jolie, is the true story of Louis Zamperini and his fight for survival over the Pacific. Unbroken received a pg-13 rating for war violence, sequences of brutality, and brief language. Some of the writers included Laura Hillenbrand, the author of the book, Ethan and Joel Coen, Richard LaGravanese William Nicholson. Unbroken was officially released December 25, 2014. Unbroken is a phenomenal work of production because of its experienced director and producers, hand-picked cast and smooth graphics. Unbroken is the story of Olympian track runner and WWII B-24 bombardier Louis Zamperini. After his plane goes down over the Pacific, he, the pilot and tail gunner survive shark attacks, starvation,...
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...In Unbroken, Louis Zamperini (Louie), faced inconceivable odds when facing all the trials and tribulation in his long life. When Louie and two of his crewmates from the Green Hornet survive crashing into the Pacific Ocean, they are left with no choice other than to use two emergency rafts and float in the vast ocean. While on the raft they catch seabirds and attempt to eat them, or use them as bait. They limit the amount of water they have, and would occasionally go days without it, praying for rainfall. Two of the men (Louie included), survived forty-seven days aboard the raft. The third crew member (Mac), tragically passed away, most likely from dehydration and starvation. Louie survived the plane crash, the forty-seven days adrift on the raft, and his capture by the Japanese due to his strong and determined characteristics and attributes from his childhood....
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...Outcast, troubled child, successful runner, soldier, prisoner, and friend. That’s pretty much the life of Louis Zamperini. In Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand, Louie Zamperini’s experiences during his career, on the raft, and in the prison, he realizes that his physical and mental limits are much larger than he had originally thought. From running faster and being sufficient to hatching a plan nobody thought would fit Louie's personality. Louie was a very troubled child but became very successful with the help of his brother Pete. Pete helped him start running and find joy in it. When Louie got into running he made it his goal to go to the Olympics held in Berlin. Once he made it as an American Olympic runner Louie ran the 5,000 and ran his last...
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