American Sniper
American Sniper is a 2014 American biographical war drama film directed and co-produced by Clint Eastwood and written and executive-produced by Jason Hall, based on the memoir of the same name by Chris Kyle with Scott McEwen and Jim DeFelice. The film follows the life of Kyle, who became the deadliest marksman in U.S. military history with 255 kills from four tours in the Iraq War, 160 of which were officially confirmed by the Department of Defense. While Kyle was celebrated for his military successes, his tours of duty took a heavy toll on his personal and family life. It stars Bradley Cooper as Kyle and Sienna Miller as his wife Taya, with Luke Grimes, Jake McDorman, Cory Hardrict, Kevin Lacz, Navid Negahban, and Keir O'Donnell in supporting roles.
Plot
Growing up in Texas, Chris Kyle is taught by his father how to shoot a rifle and hunt deer. Years later, Chris has become a ranch hand and rodeo cowboy, and returns home early to find his girlfriend in bed with another man. After telling her to leave, he sees news coverage of the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings and decides to enlist in the Navy. He qualifies for special training and becomes a sniper with the U.S. Navy SEALs.
Awards
Cast
- Angel Oquendo
- Assaf Cohen
- Ben Reed
- Billy Miller
- Bradley Cooper
- Brando Eaton
- Brian Hallisay
- Chance Kelly
- Cole Konis
- Cory Hardrict
- Elise Robertson
- Eric Close
- Eric Ladin
- Erik Audé
- Fahim Fazli
- Jake McDorman
- Jason Hall
- Jonathan Groff
- Keir O'Donnell
- Kevin Lacz
- Kyle Gallner
- Leonard Roberts
- Luke Grimes
- Luke Sunshine
- Marnette Patterson
- Max Charles
- Melissa Hayden
- Mido Hamada
- Navid Negahban
- Owain Yeoman
- Robert Clotworthy
- Sam Jaeger
- Sammy Sheik
- Sienna Miller
- Slim Khezri
- Tim Griffin