Clint Eastwood's upcoming film "The 15:17 to Paris"

Clint Eastwood's upcoming film "The 15:17 to Paris" narrates the story of three men who thwarted a terrorist attack on a Paris-bound train in 2015. The train was carrying about 500 passengers in 2015 and the three men are the heroes of the film also.
The film is an adaption of the book "The 15:17 to Paris: The True Story of a Terrorist, a Train, and Three American Heroes" by a veteran journalist.
This is reported in thestatesman.com dated 12 July 2017.

Te three men were a college student, an Oregon National Guardsman and a US Air Force Airman and they were in the train traveling from Brussels to Paris in 2015. They came across a man in the train and he had with him an AK47 and a knife and attempted to attack. The three men tackled the terrorist and saved about 500 lives on board.
They were lauded for the bravery and were awarded with French Legion of Honor medals, the country's highest honour. They also met former US President Barack Obama, who appraised them as the "best of America".
Others in the film are Jenna Fischer, Judy Greer and Ray Corasani.
Clint Eastwood is a famous American actor and director and won Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture, as well as received nominations for Best Actor for his work in the Western film "Unforgiven" (1992) and the sports drama "Million Dollar Baby" (2004). Incidentally, he has turned laymen into heroes with his movies "Sully" and "American Sniper".


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In one of his last acts as commander-in-chief, the US President Barack Obama presented the Medal of Freedom to 21 "extraordinary Americans" who have "lifted our spirits, strengthened our union and pushed us towards progress".
Prominent among them are Tom Hanks, Bruce Springsteen, Robert De Niro, Diana Ross and Bill Gates. Medal of Freedom is America's highest civilian honour.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 23 November 2016.

In the course of the ceremony at the White House, President Obama said the groundbreaking actors, musicians, athletes, philanthropists and scientists had inspired millions around the world.
Others in the list of awardees are - basketball stars Michael Jordan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, actor Robert Redford, comedian and television host Ellen DeGeneres, sports broadcaster Vin Scully and scientists Richard Garwin and Margaret Hamilton.
In his closing speech, the President said the recipients were people who made America special, adding: "This is what makes us the greatest nation on Earth."
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