USS Indianapolis The Legacy (2015)

The Legacy Project tells the fate of the World War II heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis using exclusively firstperson accounts The last crew and their families share gripping stories of kamikaze attacks invasions a secret mission and ultimately a devastating torpedo attack that killed three fourths of the crew The survivors recall the 5 days they spent floating alone in the Pacific Ocean their miraculous rescue and how they fought together to clear their captains name Start to finish this featurelength film flows from survivor to survivor as they finish each others sentences Set to a completely original score the incredible story unfolds while rare WWII footage a collection of previously unpublished photographs openocean reenactments and new footage from one of the last WWII era heavy cruisers in existence