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The triumphant underdog story of the University of Washington men's rowing team, who stunned the world by winning gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
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The triumphant underdog story of the University of Washington men's rowing team, who stunned the world by winning gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Overlooked Film of the Year | 2023
Truly Moving Picture Award | 2023 | George
Best Original Score for a Drama Film | 2024 | Alexandre
Score of the Year | 2024 | Alexandre
Best Drama | 2024
Budget 40,000,000 USD
Box Office Collection 54,401,583 USD
Prior to making the film, the actors had no rowing experience. They were given a physio and a trainer to prepare for the physicality of rowing. They trained every day for months, rowing for four hours a day, every day, and then an hour after filming. George Clooney deliberately shot the film in order "so by the time we got to the race in Germany, our kids could stay in the game." The actors' goal was to get to 46 strokes per minute while working on the film, which they achieved, matching the strokes per minute of the original crew in the Olympics.
In a scene during the Olympics, there is mention of Rand Laurie in the British boat. Rand Laurie was the father of actor Hugh Laurie.
After winning the National Championships, the coach is informed that due to other US Olympic funding priorities UWashington had five days to raise $5,000 to attend the 1936 Olympics in Germany, the equivalent of over $108,000 in 2024 dollars.
Based on the best-selling, non-fiction book The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown.
Members of various boat clubs in the area, such as, St Hugh's Boat Club, Merton College Boat Club and Oriel College Boat Club from the University of Oxford, were recruited as rowers for various national teams in the Olympics.
