Taking Chance

Taking Chance
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Genre	Historical drama
Written by	Michael Strobl Ross Katz
Directed by	Ross Katz
Starring	Kevin Bacon
Composer	Marcelo Zarvos
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Brad Krevoy Cathy Wischner-Sola Ross Katz
Producer	Lori Keith Douglas
Cinematography	Alar Kivilo
Editors	Lee Percy Brian A. Kates
Running time	77 minutes
Production companies	Civil Dawn Pictures Motion Picture Corporation of America
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	January 16, 2009 (2009-01-16)
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Taking Chance is a 2009 American historical drama television film directed by Ross Katz, from a screenplay by Michael Strobl and Katz, based on the journal of the same name by Strobl, who also serves as military consultant. Kevin Bacon's portrayal won him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie, among others.

Taking Chance premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 16, 2009, and aired on HBO in the United States on February 21, 2009. The film received generally favorable reviews from critics. At the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards, it earned 10 nominations, such as Outstanding Television Movie and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie for Bacon, and won one for Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie.