The Guardian

How do you decide who lives or who dies?
The Guardian (2006)
Timing: 2:19 (139 min)

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Budget
$70 000 000
Revenue
$94 973 540
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Director
Scenario
Producer
Beau Flynn, Tripp Vinson, Peter Macgregor-Scott, Armyan Bernstein, Zanne Devine, Charlie Lyons
Operator
Stephen St. John
Composer
Artist
Maher Ahmad
Audition
Sarah Halley Finn, Randi Hiller, Craig Fincannon
Editing
Dennis Virkler, Thomas J. Nordberg, Charles Rapp
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Short description

A high school swim champion with a troubled past enrolls in the U.S. Coast Guard's 'A' School, where legendary rescue swimmer, Ben Randall teaches him some hard lessons about loss, love, and self-sacrifice.

What's left behind the scenes

  • Following a series of hurricanes in the southern US, filming of the movie was moved to Shreveport, Louisiana.
  • The film uses footage from real rescue operations, which can be seen in the scenes at the training school.
  • One of the students was Mark Gangloff, an Olympic swimming champion from Athens.
  • 60,000 pounds of ice were purchased for filming scenes that took place in Alaska.
  • The final song, "Never Let Go," is performed by Bryan Adams.
  • 27 tons of ice were purchased for filming the scenes that took place in Alaska.

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