USS Indianapolis: The Legacy (2015)
98 min
The Legacy Project tells the fate of the World War II heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis using exclusively first-person accounts. The last crew and their families share gripping stories of kamikaze attacks, invasions, a secret mission, and ultimately a devastating torpedo attack that killed three fourths of the crew. The survivors recall the 5 days they spent floating alone in the Pacific Ocean, their miraculous rescue, and how they fought together to clear their captain's name. Start to finish, this feature-length film flows from survivor to survivor as they finish each other's sentences. Set to a completely original score, the incredible story unfolds while rare WWII footage, a collection of previously unpublished photographs, open-ocean reenactments, and new footage from one of the last WWII era heavy cruisers in existence.
- Release date
- December 6, 2015
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Kevin Capacia
Cast
- William Roy Akines as Self
- Tom Balunis as Self
- George Barber as Self
- James Bargsley as Self
- Andrew Barksdale as Self
- Thomas Leon Barksdale as Self
- Lloyd Peter Barto as Self
- Donald Lee Beaty as Self
- James Belcher Jr. as Self
- James R. Belcher as Self
Crew
- Sara Vladic · Director
- Melanie Capacia Johnson · Producer
- Sara Vladic · Producer
- Kevin Capacia · Composer
- Ben Huntley · Cinematographer
- Sara Vladic · Editor
- Sarah Whitelocke · Editor