Hollywood is full of inspiring sports-themed movies, especially those focused on underdogs who rise to the occasion.
But films about rowing teams are few and far between until now.
It is, to use a well worn cliche, a stand-up-and-cheer tale if ever there was one.
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However this being the Depression, there are a lot of young men with the same idea.
Rachel Tenner was the casting director.
Another star of the movie are the boats themselves, meticulously built and re-created by production designer Kalina Ivanov.
The 1936 Olympics is expertly re-created, even if Daniel Philpots Hitler cant escape the caricature.
Jyuddah Jaymes Jesse Owens is briefly and effectively included.
Producers are Clooney and his Smokehouse partner Grant Heslov.
It is a Christmas gift for lovers of the kind of movies you thought they just didnt make anymore.
