Sully is based on the real 2009 Hudson River landing of US Airways Flight 1549, where all 155 people survived. The film is inspired by Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger’s memoir Highest Duty. Tom Hanks plays Sully, while Aaron Eckhart portrays co-pilot Jeff Skiles. Interestingly, the movie focuses not only on the emergency landing but also on the investigation and pressure Sully faced afterward. Directed by Clint Eastwood, the film turns a famous aviation incident into a short, human-centered story about courage, responsibility, and split-second decision-making.
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One lesser-known detail is that the movie is not simply an adaptation of news reports about the Hudson River landing. It draws directly from Sullenberger’s memoir Highest Duty, which gives the story a personal perspective on his career, training and experiences.
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