Directed by Angelina Jolie Written by Joel Coen   Ethan Coen   Richard LaGravenese   William Nicholson   Laura Hillenbrand   Cast Jack O'Connell ... Louis Zamperini Domhnall Gleeson ... Phil Garrett Hedlund ... Fitzgerald Miyavi ... Watanabe (as Takamasa Ishihara) Finn Wittrock ... Mac Jai Courtney ... Cup Maddalena Ischiale ... Louise Vincenzo Amato ... Anthony John Magaro ... Tinker Luke Treadaway ... Miller Louis McIntosh ... Harris Ross Anderson ... Blackie C.J. Valleroy ... Young Louie John D'Leo ... Young Pete Alex Russell ... Older Pete Jordan Patrick Smith ... Clift Spencer Rocco Lofranco ... Harry Brooks (as Spencer Lofranco) Stephen J. Douglas ... Clarence Douglas Marcus Vanco ... Lambert Dylan Watson ... Engineer Ryan Ahern ... Glassman Ross Langley ... Mitchell Michael Whalley ... Stan Pillsbury Anthony Phelan ... Priest David Roberts ... Officer Collier Sandy Winton ... Coach Jack Marshall ... Young Bully Sean McCarthy ... Young Bully Chris Ovens ... Young Bully Oliver Wright ... Young Bully Kuni Hashimoto ... Kwajalein Officer Shinji Ikefuji ... Japanese Translator Taka Uematsu ... Kwajalein Guard Shinji Ogata ... Kwajalein Guard Yutaka Izumihara ... Radio Tokyo Man Taki Abe ... Radio Tokyo Man Chikashi Higaki-Linzbichler ... Japanese Radio Host Masako Fouquet ... Elegant Woman Hisa Goto ... Omori Guard (as Kunihisa Goto) Katsuichi Shike ... Omori Guard Katsuhito Nojiri ... Omori Guard Keiichi Enomoto ... Omori Guard Jiro Funamoto ... Omori Guard Atsuto Kitanobo ... Omori Running Guard Shingo Usami ... Corporal Kono Hiroshi Kasuga ... Naoetsu Guard Yoji Tatsuta ... Naoetsu Guard Ryuzaburo Naruse ... Naoetsu Guard Allan Gibson ... Scot Travis Jeffery ... Scot Talia Mano ... Young Sylvia Savannah Lamble ... Teen Sylvia Alice Roberts ... Young Virginia Sophie Dalah ... Teen Virginia Morgan Griffin ... Beautiful Young Blonde Gulliver Page ... Waist Gunner Damien Bryson ... Green Hornet Crew Jesse Turner ... Green Hornet Radio Man Geoffrey Evans ... POW Officer Kristopher Bos ... POW Officer Brock Hasting-Booth ... Enlisted POW (as Brock Hastings Booth) Nick Smith ... Enlisted POW Simon Noonan ... POW in Stress Position Anthony Craig ... POW in Stress Position James McEnery ... Marine at Airbase Garrick Parkes ... US Naval Officer Tom Hobbs ... Don Lash Bangalie Keita ... Jesse Owens Clay Zamperini ... Olympic Torch Bearer Brett Clancy ... Photographer at Olympics Nicholas Farris ... Pistol Starter at Olympics Brooklan Frkovic ... Olympic Runner Stephen Stanton ... Olympics Radio Announcer (voice) Alexander Canton ... US Enlisted Soldier Jack Douglas ... British POW Michael Fowle ... Enlisted POW Brayden Pavey ... Enlisted POW Uncredited Cast Charnstar Anderson ... Olympic Crowd Member Yoshinao Aonuma ... Kwajalein Guard Brenton Ashe ... British Officer POW John Michael Narres ... Man in Stadium Ben Carey ... POW Steven Carnuccio ... Church Attendee Mitch Christen ... British POW Connor Clarke ... American POW Matt Clayton ... US Enlisted POW Jeremy Costello ... Australian POW Celeste Cotton ... Olympic Crowd Member Andy de Lore ... Infirmary POW Ryan Faherty ... American POW Conor Fogarty ... American POW Hugh Angus Forbes ... US Infirmary POW Graeme Ford ... British POW Sean Frazer ... US Officer POW Akira Fujii ... Japanese Athlete Toby Fuller ... Spike Runner Darren Gallagher ... Soldier Dylan Gullery ... British POW Alex Haddad ... Berlin Olympics Spectator Gareth Hamilton-Foster ... Church Attendant Brodie Henson ... British POW Kelly Hetherington ... US Soldier Matt Hurley ... US Officer POW Masayoshi Ishii ... Naoetsu Guard Shaun R.L. King ... POW Joel Knights ... British POW Officer Shane Leckenby ... British POW Kent Lee ... Olympic Spectator / Japanese Olympic Team Member Brooke McMaster ... Olympic Crowd Member Stefan Mogel ... SS Guard Sean O'Donnell ... Boy Shuhei Ogawa ... Radio Tokyo Waiter Beau Paley ... American POW Sean-Ryan Petersen ... Boy Rebecca Piplica ... Churchgoer Chris Proctor ... James Ben Rossberg ... British POW Officer Nobuaki Shimamoto ... Tokyo Radio Man James Storer ... American P.O.W. Joel Thomas ... POW Craig Walker ... Berlin Olympics Spectator Ken Watanabe ... Omori Officer Toshi Yoshino ... Kwajalein Guard Connor Zegenhagen ... British Soldier Produced by Matthew Baer   Mick Garris   Holly Goline   Jon Jashni   Angelina Jolie   Joseph P. Reidy   Erwin Stoff   Clayton Townsend   Thomas Tull   Michael Vieira   Nathan Wiley   Original Music by Alexandre Desplat

Additional Info Premiere: November 17, 2014 Theatrical Release: December 25, 2014 DVD Release: March 24, 2015 Blu-ray Release: March 24, 2015 Country: Distributor: Universal Studios Websites: Production Companies 3 Arts Entertainment Jolie Pas Legendary Entertainment Distributors Universal Pictures   (2014) (USA) (theatrical) KVH Media Group   (2015) (World-wide) (all media) (ships) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.2 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #1,050 / 20,906 Site Ranking #1,046 Sing (2016) #1,047 Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) #1,048 Superman (1978) #1,049 25th Hour (2002) #1,050 Unbroken (2014) #1,051 She-Hulk: Attorney At Law: Season 1 (2022) #1,052 The Black Phone (2021) #1,053 Army Of The Dead (2021) #1,054 Zack And Miri Make A Porno (2008)