Greyhound: A Film Based on a Navy Commander During World War II
Greyhound is a war/drama film, directed by Aaron Schneider who has featured Tom Hanks in the lead role as Ernest Krause. The film is however based on a 1955 novel ‘The Good Shepherd’ which was written by C.S. Foster. The Good Shepherd is a novel based on war story and nautical fiction which denotes the difficulties that arose during the Atlantic War. In the novel, Foster has very well portrayed the struggles of a man against his enemies, the sea, and the exhaustion of constant surveillance upon the possible dangers in the sea. Similar scenes have been adapted in the movie Greyhound where Tom Hanks has played the role of the World War II naval commander, Ernest Krause. The latter served in the navy for the United States during the Spanish American War. Ernest was an American coxswain. He received several rewards including the Medal of Honor for his bravery. Tom Hanks, as already discussed, plays the role of Ernest Krause in the movie Greyhound who has been assigned to lead the men and s...