Men of Honor is a 2000 American drama film directed by George Tillman Jr. and starring Robert De Niro and Cuba Gooding Jr. The film is inspired by the true story of Master Chief Petty Officer Carl Brashear, the first African American master diver in the United States Navy.
Theatrical release poster
Carl Brashear (center) received an Outstanding Public Service Award in October 2000 from actor Cuba Gooding, Jr. and then-Defense Secretary William Cohen for 42 years of combined military and federal civilian service. Gooding portrayed Brashear in the 2000 film Men of Honor.
Producer Robert Teitel, Robert De Niro, and screenwriter Scott Smith in September 2008
George Tillman Jr. is an American filmmaker.
Tillman Jr. at the 2013 MontClair Film Festival.