Filled with fascinating historical footage, touching family photos, and louis moving storytelling, this is a film that will reach your heart. The night louis zamperini encountered god at a billy graham crusade. Captured by grace is a 2015 documentary about american wwii veteran louis zamperini. As a special thank you for any donation, well send you canvas cathedral along with a bonus feature captured by grace, which tells louis zamperini s remarkable life story of how the world war ii hero survived 47 days on a raft, but ultimately needed jesus christ to save his life. Captured by grace according to a media release from bgea, louis zamperini is also the subject of captured by grace, a compelling, documentarystyle film. See more ideas about unbroken quotes, about time movie and olympic runners.
Captured by grace tells the story of louis zamperini s life after returning home a hero, the personal battles he faced, and what happened next. The bestselling autobiography of the legendary louis zamperini, hero of the blockbuster unbroken a modern classic by an american legend, devil at my heels is the riveting and deeply personal memoir by u. Tune in to see how this moving story comes to its dramatic conclusion in louis zamperini captured by grace. In 1941, he was commissioned into the united states army air forces as.
Real stories presents louis zamperini captured by grace on. Born to italian immigrants in new york, his family moved to torrance, california when louis. Captured by grace is a fantastic tv special from fox news exploring olympic champion and christian evangelist louis louie zamperini s epic tale of survival during world war ii and his ultimate redemption through jesus. Captured by grace tells the story of louis zamperini s life after returning home a hero, the personal battles he faced, and how he overcame them. Louis zamperini captured by grace clip from documentary telling the rest of the unbroken story, that was left out of the hollywood movie. Captured by grace, presented by the billy graham evangelistic association, is narrated by the rev. Its landed on bestseller lists and reader wish lists everywhere, and even inspired a film, out this december from director angelina jolie.
Olympian, world war ii bombardier, and pow survivor louis zamperini. Through the power of the gospeland his experience at the 1949 billy. Movie tv, movies showing, movies and tv shows, film books, funny memes, showgirls. What the unbroken movie left out about louis zamperini. The billy graham evangelistic association will release a new documentary film on dec. What the movie left out about louis zamperini glorious intimacysingle christians news magazine january 7, 2015. Louis zamperini, a world war ii prisoner of war, survived 47 days at sea on a raft after crashing in the. Hot on the heels of the universal pictures movie, the film based on the bestselling book by laura hillenbrand, the billy graham evangelistic association released a new documentary about unbroken on dec. The first three acts of louis zamperini s life were captured in. Watch listen read and search the official king james version of the holy bible.
Real stories presents louis zamperini captured by grace on inspiration tv. Captured by grace extended trailer youtube see more. We are currently reading unbroken by laura hillenbrand. Billy graham association releases unbroken documentary on. The movie unbroken tells the story of louis zamperini, a world war ii prisoner of war survivor who spent 47 days on. Captured by grace youd think a man who survived two plane crashes, a japanese pow camp and 47 days adrift in the ocean could conquer anything.
Louis silvie zamperini january 26, 1917 july 2, 2014 was an american world war ii veteran, a christian evangelist and an olympic distance runner, best known for being a japanese prisoner of war survivor zamperini took up running in high school and qualified for the us in the 5,000 m race for the 1936 berlin olympics. Posttraumatic stress led to depression and alcoholism. Captured by grace tells the story of louis zamperinis life after. Journey with franklin graham and his daughter cissie, to the land of the bible. Sonoma christian home had the distinct pleasure of speaking with luke zamperini, only son of louis zamperini, speaker, and producer for unbroken, path to redemption sch. Louis zamperini movie bonus legacy of faith to tell rest. Son of louis zamperini continues faith legacy sonoma. Watch the trailer for louis zamperini captured by grace.
Grace christianchristian filmschristian videosgood booksbooks to. Captured by grace online now at or to get a copy of the dvd to share visit. After his return from wwii, louis zamperini was tormented by the memories of what hed experienced. According to the film unbroken, louis zamperini had 30 percent of a remarkable life. Your father was an amazingly strong man who was an olympic champion, who survived an air crash into the sea with a harrowing 47 days on a raft, and 2 years of torture in a japanese prison, but he could not overcome.
Just days before his death this summer, olympic track athlete and former wwii prisoner of war louis zamperini finished his final race. Since 2010 unbroken, laura hillenbrands whiteknuckle account of the nearfatal plane crash and subsequent internment of world war ii hero and former olympian louis zamperini, has captured the imagination of readers around the world. Louis zamperini was a world war ii prisoner of war and an olympic athlete who became an inspirational figure and writer. The film depicts zamperini s capture by the japanese after his bomber crashed into the ocean in 1943, killing eight of the 11 men on board. Captured by grace dvd nancy m, 06182015 this was very good.
He tells his own story which is horrific and how god changed his life and took away all his nightmares and pain from his past experiences of wwii. On the heels of angelina jolies feature film unbroken, the billy graham evangelistic association has produced a documentary on the life of louis zamperini entitled captured by grace, partially narrated by zamperini himself. Louis zamperini shared his story with the bgea when he visited the billy graham library in 2011 for an unbroken book signing. The story of louis zamperini captured the attention of americans in the 1940s and again in recent years thanks to the biography by laura hillenbrand unbroken. Captured by grace tells the story of life after returning home a hero.
Zamperini tells, in his own words, how he was saved from a life of nightmares from his horrific prison camp experiences and alcoholism which nearly destroyed his life and marriage by discovering faith in christ. A wwii story of survival, resilience, and redemption. He survived a plane crash, was lost at sea for 47 days, and was brutally tortured in a war camp. By the time he was 28, he had competed as an olympic distance runner, enlisted in the army air force.
A new documentary chronicling the remarkable life story of the late louis zamperini will be released on christmas day to coincide with the highly anticipated release of angelina jolies unbroken. A world war ii story of survival, resilience, and redemption and the hit movie unbroken those familiar with either the movie or the book will recall that after his days as a troubled youth louis took up running and became a star. The night louis zamperini encountered god at a billy. Louis zamperini is best known for laura hillenbrands book unbroken. The billy graham evangelistic association announced monday via a press release that it would release louis zamperini. Remembering the unbroken spirit of louis zamperini cbs. The movie unbroken tells the story of louis zamperini, a world war ii prisoner of war survivor who spent 47 days on a raft in the sharkinfested waters of the pacific ocean.
The bestselling book unbroken told the harrowing true story of louis zamperini, an olympian and war hero. A former usa olympic track star and world war ii prison of war, many have likely heard the tale of zamperini, but for those that like to go into a movie fresh, be aware that the basic plot may be. You must have a copy either paperback or hardcover of the book with you everyday in class. Billy graham producers tell the rest of louis zamperinis. Zamperini is the wwii pow veteran featured in the book and film unbroken. After unbroken louis zamperini captured by grace video. His inspiring story of courage, resilience, and faith has captivated readers and audiences of unbroken, now a major. Unbroken mans faith story, directed by angelina jolie, also told in film from billy graham group.
Zamperini is also the subject of universal pictures unbroken, the movie based on the bestselling book of the same. Originally released as a book, unbroken is a movie based on the life of louis louie zamperini. Chapters of his book detail his slide downward after returning home and the saving grace of god. Captured and tortured by the japanese during wwii, he returned to japan years later. For petes sake christian movie, christian film, dvd billy graham video.