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In World War II, the outcome of the battle of Guadalcanal will strongly influence the Japanese's advance into the Pacific. This is the story of Charlie Company's landing and battle experience there in 1942. The story concentrates on how the battle affects, and is effected by, Commanding officer Lt....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zimmer, Hans (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Phoenix Pictures
Fox 2000 Pictures
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Malick, Terrence, 1943- (Screenwriter, Director)
Geisler, Robert Michael (Producer)
Roberdeau, John (Producer)
Hill, Grant (Producer)
Stevens, George, Jr., 1932- (Producer)
Toll, John (Cinematographer)
Weber, Billy (Film editor)
Jones, Leslie (Film editor)
Klein, Saar (Film editor)
Fisk, Jack, 1934- (Designer)
Wilson, Margot, 1967- (Costume designer)
Penn, Sean, 1960- (Actor)
Brody, Adrien (Actor)
Caviezel, Jim, 1968- (Actor)
Chaplin, Ben (Actor)
Clooney, George (Actor)
Cusack, John, 1966- (Actor)
Harrelson, Woody (Actor)
Koteas, Elias, 1961- (Actor)
Leto, Jared, 1971- (Actor)
Mihok, Dash, 1974- (Actor)
Nelson, Tim Blake (Actor)
Nolte, Nick (Actor)
Reilly, John C., 1965- (Actor)
Romano, Larry (Actor)
Savage, John, 1949- (Actor)
Travolta, John, 1954- (Actor)
Verveen, Arie (Actor)
Jones, James, 1921-1977
Language:English
Spanish
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published: Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2001], ©2001.
Series:Fox war classics.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Drama.
Guadalcanal, Battle of, Solomon Islands, 1942-1943 > Drama.
War films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
War films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 170 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (8 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm).
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
In World War II, the outcome of the battle of Guadalcanal will strongly influence the Japanese's advance into the Pacific. This is the story of Charlie Company's landing and battle experience there in 1942. The story concentrates on how the battle affects, and is effected by, Commanding officer Lt. Col. Gordon Tall, Captain James Staros, Sgt. Edward Welsh, and two privates, Witt and Bell. Charlie Company is attacking a seemingly impregnable position, and them men just face the terror and chaos of war.
Note:Based on the novel by James Jones.
Accompanied by a booklet.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1998.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1997 .T456 2001 VideoDVD
AF2 D0010659 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: R.
Credits:Director of photography, John Toll ; edited by Billy Weber, Leslie Jones, Saar Klein ; music by Hans Zimmer ; production designer, Jack Fisk ; costume designer, Margot Wilson.
System Details:DVD; region 1, NTSC; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; DTS, 5.1 Dolby surround, Dolby surround.
Cast:
Sean Penn, Adrien Brody, Jim Caviezel, Ben Chaplin, George Clooney, John Cusack, Woody Harrelson, Elias Koteas, Jared Leto, Dash Mihok, Tim Blake Nelson, Nick Nolte, John C. Reilly, Larry Romano, John Savage, John Travolta, Arie Verveen.