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The film is inspired by the true story of Master Chief Petty Officer Carl Brashear, the first African American master diver in the United States Navy . Plot. Carl Brashear leaves his native Kentucky and the life of a sharecropper in 1949 by joining the United States Navy.
Navy diver Carl Brashear at CTF. The REAL face behind Men of Honor and Cuba Gooding Jr. See pics of the real Carl Brashear and find out the truth behind Men of Honor.
Carl Maxie Brashear (January 19, 1931 – July 25, 2006) was a United States Navy sailor. He was a Master Diver, rising to the position in 1970, despite having his lower left leg amputated in 1966. The 2000 film Men of Honor was based on his life.
The Robert De Niro movie Men of Honor tells the story of Carl Brashear (Cuba Gooding Jr.), the first African American to become a U.S. Navy master diver, and his mentor, Master Chief...
Nov 10, 2000 · Men of Honor: Directed by George Tillman Jr.. With Robert De Niro, Cuba Gooding Jr., Charlize Theron, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor. The story of Carl Brashear, the first African-American U.S. Navy Diver, and the man who trained him.
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- Biography, Drama
- George Tillman Jr.
- 2000-11-10
Feb 13, 2023 · Men of Honor Celebrates Carl Brashear. In 2000, the movie Men of Honor told the real-life story of Carl Brashear, played by Cuba Gooding Jr. The retired diver acted as a consultant for the film, and later confirmed that it was a largely accurate depiction of his life.
Brashear (Cuba Gooding Jr.) wanted to be a diver. "Men of Honor" tells the story of how he became one despite everything, and then how he insisted on returning to active duty after losing a part of a lower leg in an onboard accident. Advertisement. The movie is an old-fashioned biopic, and I mean that as a compliment.
