Page One: “Sully” (2016)

Screenplay by Todd Komarnicki, based on the book “Highest Duty” by Chesley Sullenberger and Jeffrey Zaslow

The movie version of the opening:

Nice job by the editors to cross-cut the action and the producing cards.

You may download the screenplay here.

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