War collection : combat movie classics.

A compilation of documentary and feature films on the theme of war. Includes documentaries The true glory, which follows Allied combat from D-Day to the fall of Berlin; Frank Capra's Prelude to war, the Academy Award-winning anti-fascist propaganda film which began Capra's "Why we fight" series; and...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Other Authors: Capra, Frank, 1897-1991
Wyler, William, 1902-1981
Kanin, Garson, 1912-1999
Newman, Alfred, 1901-1970
Ford, Glenn, 1916-2006
Pryor, Richard, 1940-2005
Stewart, James, 1908-1997
Ustinov, Peter
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Bridges, Lloyd
Language:English
Published: [United States] : Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, [2012], ©2012.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Drama.
World War, 1914-1918 > Drama.
Cold War > Drama.
Drama.
1914 - 1989
Genre:
Drama.
Physical Description:4 videodiscs (1,577 min.) : black and white, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Combat movie classics.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
A compilation of documentary and feature films on the theme of war. Includes documentaries The true glory, which follows Allied combat from D-Day to the fall of Berlin; Frank Capra's Prelude to war, the Academy Award-winning anti-fascist propaganda film which began Capra's "Why we fight" series; and Memphis Belle, a documentary of the B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft.
Note:Title from disc surface.
"20 features, over 26 hours" -- container.
Videorecording.
Call Number:CY9 D0143334 VideoDVD
Credits:Casablanca express: directed by Sergio Martino ; Waterfront: directed by Steve Sekely ; Cold war killers: directed by William Brayne ; A Yank in Libya: directed by Albert Herman ; Black brigade: directed by George McCowan ; They raid by night: directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet ; Hitler's SS: directed by Jim Goddard ; Eagles attack at dawn: directed by Manahem Golan ; Commandos: directed by Armando Crispino ; Go for broke!: directed by Robert Pirosh ; Thunderbolt: directed by John Sturges, William Wyler ; The true glory: directed by Garson Kanin ; Prelude to War: directed by Frank Capra, music by Alfred Newman ; Memphis Belle: produced by War Activities Committee, directed by William Wyler ; A walk in the sun: directed by Lewis Milestone ; Battle of Blood Island: directed by Joel Rapp ; Passchendaele: written and directed by Paul Gross ; The North Star, directed by Lewis Milestone.
System Details:DVD.
Participant or Performer:
Casablanca Express: featuring Glenn Ford ; Black brigade: starring Richard Pryor ; Thunderbolt: narrated by Jimmy Stewart ; The true glory: narrated by Peter Ustinov with a prologue by Dwight D. Eisenhower ; A walk in the sun: starring Lloyd Bridges.