This article is about the film. For other uses, see Lone Survivor (disambiguation).
Lone Survivor
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Peter Berg
Written by
Peter Berg
Based on
Lone Survivor by
Marcus Luttrell
Patrick Robinson
Produced by
Peter Berg
Sarah Aubrey
Randall Emmett
Norton Herrick
Barry Spikings
Akiva Goldsman
Mark Wahlberg
Stephen Levinson
Vitaly Grigoriants
Starring
Mark Wahlberg
Taylor Kitsch
Emile Hirsch
Ben Foster
Eric Bana
Cinematography
Tobias Schliessler
Edited by
Colby Parker Jr.
Music by
Explosions in the Sky
Steve Jablonsky
Production companies
Emmett/Furla Films
Film 44
Foresight Unlimited
Herrick Entertainment
Spikings Entertainment
Envision Entertainment
Closest to the Hole Productions
Leverage Management
Distributed by
Universal Pictures (USA, UK, Ireland, and Italy)
Foresight Unlimited (Worldwide)
Release dates
November 12, 2013 (2013-11-12) (AFI Film Festival)
December 25, 2013 (2013-12-25) (United States)
Running time
121 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$40 million[2]
Box office
$154.8 million[2]
Lone Survivor is a 2013 American biographical war film based on the 2007 nonfiction book of the same name by Marcus Luttrell with Patrick Robinson. Set during the war in Afghanistan, it dramatizes the unsuccessful United States Navy SEALs counter-insurgent mission Operation Red Wings, during which a four-man SEAL reconnaissance and surveillance team was given the task of tracking down the Taliban leader Ahmad Shah. The film was written and directed by Peter Berg, and stars Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster, and Eric Bana.
Upon first learning of the book in 2007, Berg arranged several meetings with Luttrell to discuss adapting the book to film. Universal Pictures acquired the film rights in August 2007, after bidding against other major studios. In re-enacting events, Berg drew much of his screenplay from Luttrell's eyewitness accounts in the book, as well as autopsy and incident reports related to the mission. After directing Battleship (2012) for Universal, Berg resumed working on Lone Survivor. Principal photography began in October 2012 and concluded in November, after 42 days. Filming took place on location in New Mexico, using digital cinematography. Luttrell and several other Navy SEAL veterans acted as technical advisors, while multiple branches of the United States Armed Forces aided the production. Two companies, Industrial Light & Magic and Image Engine, created the visual effects.
Lone Survivor opened in limited release in the United States on December 25, 2013, before opening across North America on January 10, 2014. It received generally positive reviews; critics praised Berg's direction and realism, as well as the acting, story, visuals and battle sequences, though some criticism was directed at the film's focus on action rather than characterization. It grossed over $154 million, of which $125 million was from North America. It was chosen by National Board of Review as one of the top ten films of 2013 and received two Oscar nominations for Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing.
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