WWII : 60th anniversary collection.
Title:
WWII : 60th anniversary collection.
Publication Information:
Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, ©2005.
Physical Description:
4 videodiscs (485 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 scrapbook (24 plates : illustrations ; 19 cm)
ISBN:
9781404987432
Series:
General Note:
Title from container.
Special features: The guns of Navarone: Retrospective documentary: memories of Navarone; A message from Carl Foreman; original featurettes; theatrical trailers; talent files. From here to eternity: audio commentary with Tim Zinnemann and Al Sargent; Featurette: the making of From here to eternity; excerpts from Fred Zinnemann: As I see it; theatrical trailers; filmographies. Bridge on the River Kwai: talent files; theatrical trailers.
Abstract:
A collection of 3 war films and 1 documentary. In The guns of Navarone, a specialized commando team is assembled to destroy the German Army's mighty guns of Navarone, because they control a strategic channel in the Aegean Sea. From here to eternity is a portrait of a military camp stationed in Hawaii just before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. In The bridge on the River Kwai, British soldiers captured by the Japanese during World War II are forced to construct a strategic railroad bridge which a commando team is instructed by the British High Command to destroy. The documentary The fighting leathernecks of WWII includes footage of some of the bloodies battles fought by the Marines in the Pacific.
Reading Level:
Guns of Navarone and From here to eternity not rated, Bridge on the River Kwai rated PG.
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Added Title Contained Works:
Guns of Navarone.
From here to eternity.
Bridge on the river Kwai.
Fighting leathernecks of WWII.
Added Uniform Title:
Weapons at war (Television program)
Variant Title:
World War II : 60th anniversary collection
World War 2 : 60th anniversary collection
Contents:
[v. 1] The guns of Navarone (157 min.) / written for the screen and produced by Carl Foreman ; directed by J. Lee Thompson -- [v. 2] From here to eternity (118 min.) / screenplay by Daniel Taradash ; produced by Buddy Adler ; directed by Fred Zinnemann -- [v. 3] The bridge on the River Kwai (162 min.) / screenplay by Michael Wilson and Carl Foreman ; produced by Sam Spiegel ; directed by David Lean -- [v. 4] Weapons at war: the fighting leathernecks of WWII (48 min.) / A & E Home Video ; History Channel ; produced by Rod Pyle ; director, Robert Lihani.
Credits:
Gowns by Jean Louis ; musical director, Morris Stoloff ; background music by George Duning ; art director, Cary Odell ; film editor, William Lyon ; set decorator, Frank Tuttle.
Performer:
The guns of Navarone: Gregory Peck, David Niven, Anthony Quinn.
From here to eternity: Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed, Frank Sinatra.
The bridge on the River Kwai: William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins.
The fighting leathernecks of WWII: hosted by Gerald McRaney.
Technical Details:
DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, mono.
Language:
In English and dubbed Spanish, French and Portugese with optional English, French, Spanish, Portugese, Chinese, Korean and Thai subtitles; closed-captioned.