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1. Cast

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     Jeff Bridges

     Captain Christopher `'Skipper'` Sheldon
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     Caroline Goodall

     Dr. Alice Sheldon
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     Scott Wolf

     Charles `'Chuck'` Gieg/Narrator
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     John Savage

     McCrea
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     Jeremy Sisto

     Frank Beaumont
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     Ryan Phillippe

     Gil Martin

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   Is white squall based on a true story?

   • Yes, ‘White Squall’ is based on a true story. The movie is based on the tragic events of a brigantine named Albatross that sunk in 1961 due to an alleged white squall. The story also takes inspiration from the book ‘The Last Voyage of the Albatross (1962)’ penned by Albatross survivor Charles Gieg, which contains records of the same event.

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   Is white squall a good movie?

   • White Squall gets a 2 Golden Popcorn Bucket rating. The imagery is fantastic, Jeff Bridges is perfect in the role of Christopher Sheldon, but the execution of the story lacks any real punch for the viewers to feel anything remotely what we should be feeling by the credits.

   Touchstone and Beyond: A History of Disney’s “White Squall”

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   Did Christopher Sheldon die in the movie White Squall?

   • The movie White Squall only focuses on the storm as the cause of the sinking. The real Christopher Sheldon would go on to work for the Peace Corps in Latin America. He would die of pancreatic cancer on October 5, 2002. Chuck Gieg would write an account of his time on the Albatross titled The Last Voyage of the Albatross.

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   What is a white squall?

   • Sailors use the term "white squall" because of the whitecaps that sometimes precede such a storm, which meteorologists call a microburst. When the white squall hit the Albatross, the six people who were below deck could not escape.

   Christopher B. Sheldon, 76, Whose Ship Sank in Freak Storm

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › White_Squall_(film)White Squall (film) - Wikipedia

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   The film is based on the fate of the brigantine Albatross, which sank May 2, 1961, allegedly because of a white squall. The film relates the ill-fated school sailing trip led by Dr. Christopher B. Sheldon (Jeff Bridges), whom the boys call "Skipper".

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   Aug 13, 2022 · Is White Squall a True Story? Yes, ‘White Squall’ is based on a true story. The movie is based on the tragic events of a brigantine named Albatross that sunk in 1961 due to an alleged white squall.

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6. www.imdb.com › title › tt0118158White Squall (1996) - IMDb

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   Feb 2, 1996 · White Squall: Directed by Ridley Scott. With Jeff Bridges, Caroline Goodall, John Savage, Scott Wolf. Teenage boys discover discipline and camaraderie on an ill-fated sailing voyage.

   • 6.6/10 (25K)
   • Genre: Adventure, Drama

   • Director: Ridley Scott
   • Release Date: 1996-02-02

7. www.laughingplace.com › w › articlesTouchstone and Beyond: A History of Disney’s “White Squall”

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   Feb 14, 2021 · Vietnam is a distant land with no real connection to the USA, and a dozen teenage boys set sail on the Albatross, a school ship crossing the oceans led by a masterful captain played by Jeff...

8. www.nytimes.com › 2002/10/20 › obituariesChristopher B. Sheldon, 76, Whose Ship Sank in Freak Storm ...

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   Oct 20, 2002 · Christopher B. Sheldon, whose 92-foot twin-masted sailing ship Albatross sank in a freak storm in 1961, a disaster that inspired the 1996 movie "White Squall," died Oct. 5 in Stamford, Conn. He...

9. www.nytimes.com › 1996/03/10 › nyregionThe Day the Albatross Went Down - The New York Times

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   Mar 10, 1996 · What struck the vessel was what is known as a white squall, what meteorologists call a micro burst.

10. watch.afi.com › movie › white-squallWhite Squall - American Film Institute

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    Based on a true incident from 1960, White Squall is the story of the tragic sinking of the Albatross, a prep school educational two-masted schooner, during a Caribbean storm. Screenwriter Todd Robinson wrote the script after meeting one of the tragedy's survivors, Chuck Gieg.