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Band of Brothers
They were ordinary men, swept up in the most extraordinary conflict in history. But with the eyes of the world upon them, they found their greatest source of strength in each other. Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and HBO present the story of Easy Company, an elite team of U.S. paratroopers whose World War II exploits are as incredible as they are true. This landmark ten-part miniseries based on Stephen E. Ambrose's non-fiction recounts the remarkable achievements of a volunteer rifle company that parachuted into France on D-Day, spearheaded the Market-Garden and Rhine offensives, fought the Nazis in Bastogne and the Bulge and captured Hitler's 'impenetrable' Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden in 1945.
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Based on the bestseller by Stephen E. Ambrose, the epic 10-part miniseries Band of Brothers tells the story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army. Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as soldiers' journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men who knew extraordinary bravery and extraordinary fear. They were an elete rifle company parachuting into France early on D-Day morning, fighting in the Battle of the Bulge and capturing Hitler's Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden. They were also a unit that suffered 150 percent casualties, and whose lives became legend. DVD ROM Features: Weblinks to the orignal Band of Brothers website and more! Documentary: "We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company" - 80 minute documentary featuring interviews with the real men of Easy Company Featurette: 30-minute "The Making of Band of Brothers" The Premiere On The Beaches of Normandy - includes interviews with Easy Company vetrans and heads of state for the United States, Great Britian, France and Canada. Interviews: Ron Livingston's Video Diaries - The experience of making "Band of Brothers" through the eyes of one actor. Other: Interactive "Field Guide": An extensive reference feature that details the people, places and events associated with Easy Company's campaigns through Europe, and World War II as a whole, including sections such as: soldiers, t imelines, maps, chain-of-command and glossary of terms.
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 0.6 x 5.4 x 7.5 inches; 14.72 ounces
- Item model number : 1000544363
- Director : Phil Alden Robinson, Richard Loncraine, Mikael Salomon, David Nutter, Tom Hanks
- Media Format : Box set, DVD, DVD, Color, Widescreen, Dolby, NTSC, DTS Surround Sound
- Run time : 11 hours and 45 minutes
- Release date : December 9, 2014
- Actors : Kirk Acevedo, Eion Bailey, Michael Cudlitz, Jimmy Fallon, Dale Dye
- Subtitles: : Spanish
- Producers : Mary Richards, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, Stephen E. Ambrose, Gary Goetzman
- Language : Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), French (Dolby Digital 4.0)
- Studio : Studio Distribution Services
- ASIN : B00OTUC5RS
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 6
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,699 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #161 in Action & Adventure DVDs
- #222 in Drama DVDs
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This is a masterpiece.
Well done. See also "The Pacific."
Tom Hanks and Stephen Spielberg, as executive producers, and the cast and crew did a tremendous job of recreating the American paratrooper experience in World War II.
There are so many things I enjoy about this mini-series, it's hard to write them in narrative fashion, so I'll use bullet points:
* The use of interviews of actual Easy Company members to open the episodes, telling their memories of the actual battles and their thoughts and emotions. Some of them are identified in the final episode.
* The dessicated color, which is similar to that of the US Army Signal Corps color footage of the time, along with hand-held camera work, which puts the viewer directly "in" the battle scenes. Unlike "The Longest Day," these battles are neither "clean" nor distant. You're right there in the gore, and there's a lot of it.
* The use of Ron Livingston's character as an intelligence officer (and therefore, a "know-it-all") to provide the linking information about strategy and the progress of the war.
* Each episode focusing on a different theme or subject: training, assault, overcoming fear, settling in as a replacement, leadership, medical care, reaching personal breaking points, endurance, resilience, dealing with horror, and picking up life after it's all over.
* Outstanding performances by ensemble actors who were trained in a "boot camp" atmosphere for their role.
* Attention to period detail...the equipment and dialogue matches the war and the 1940s.
* The use of subtlety...for example, when we first meet Sgt. Carwood Lipton, he has just sewn on his sergeant's stripes, indicating that he has been freshly recognized for his leadership skills, which will expand through the series. In that same episode, Colonel Sink describes an exercise plan to his officers -- that's the one they actually carry out.
* Michael Kamen's superb musical score.
My three most favorite moments in the series are these:
1. The aerial and seaborne armada heading for Normandy under the Kamen music...I remember the great CBS reporter and commentator Andy Rooney, in his essay on D-Day, writing about how that invasion was not about achieving glory or conquest, but simply an effort to free a continent from it enslavers and return it to its rightful owners, and thus, one of the most unselfish acts in history. When I think of that phrase, the immense effort behind it, and the immense sacrifice to achieve it, and see that scene, I'm moved to tears.
2. The "Why We Fight" episode, in which the Easy Company guys come face-to-face with the true horror of Hitler's regime and the task of defeating him hits home -- to most GIs, even paratroopers, it was a dirty and tough job to be done, not a moral crusade. Entering those camps changed all that, and the Americans understood what the war was about -- it was more than the phrase that is taken from the Frank Capra films. "Why We Fight" is for a strong moral reason.
3. A scene near the very end -- and I apologize for the spoiler -- in which a surrendering German general asks permission to say farewell to his troops. We see exhausted and surrendering German soldiers, battered by war, listening to their general. He gives a speech, which Gottlieb translates into English, and you suddenly realize that the German general's speech could apply to the guys in Easy Company, or any other American combat unit -- or a British unit...or a Canadian unit...or a New Zealand unit...an Australian unit...a Soviet unit...just about any military unit in World War II (or many other wars), with the certain exception of such sadists as an SS Einsatzkommando, Japan's Unit 731, or the Dirlewanger Brigade...he is giving a benediction to all the kids who get conscripted into and caught up in their country's wars, and suffer and endure.
It is a brilliant scene because you know that the American generals (and British and Canadian and New Zealand) and their colonels and captains gave similar speeches to their own armies, and Easy Company's men heard it from their bosses. But that would be cliched. All you would need to complete the cliche would be a band. For the audience to hear it from a German general raises that moment from the cliched to the specific (of the place and time) and the universal (of the statement being offered). It's a powerful scene, in a powerful mini-series, and the timing of its appearance on HBO -- during and after 9/11, was a source of strength and inspiration to Americans during an agonizing moment in their history.
As for these aging men of the real company -- I will never forget how they were specially honored and recognized at the 2002 Emmy ceremony, and am grateful to have had the privilege to meet and dine with the family of one of them -- Wild Bill Guarnere.
It should go on to inspire future generations to match and excel Easy Company's deeds, and every American should watch it.
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For those looking for " what was it like during the war Grandpa?" ...
you get a basic answer to the struggles faced every moment of every day.
Be grateful for the sacrifices of those who served, are serving and those lives lost,
or struggling to cope. Thankyou for your service. Rv.
Die DISC 6 fand ich noch besonders gut mit den Aussagen der Überlebenden der Air Born, sollte man nicht verpassen.
La caja en cambio, sí tiene un problema. Esta versión tiene los sujetadores de discos demasiado delgados. Ocasionando que si se mueven con algo de fuerza, se caigan (mientras este abierta la caja, claro está, cerrados hacen presión y no se mueven.)
Ese es el único inconveniente. Igual, como es costumbre en las nuevas ediciones Blu Ray, el arte de los discos es monocromático de una baja calidad para abaratar costos, detalle que no afecta en el video o audio, pero que si es un punto a resltar si estás buscando la otra versión en Blu Ray que viene con sujetadores individuales y el arte a todo color. Esta versión es barata y eficiente. De nuevo, mi queja es con los sujetadores de discos.
Reviewed in Mexico on January 1, 2021
La caja en cambio, sí tiene un problema. Esta versión tiene los sujetadores de discos demasiado delgados. Ocasionando que si se mueven con algo de fuerza, se caigan (mientras este abierta la caja, claro está, cerrados hacen presión y no se mueven.)
Ese es el único inconveniente. Igual, como es costumbre en las nuevas ediciones Blu Ray, el arte de los discos es monocromático de una baja calidad para abaratar costos, detalle que no afecta en el video o audio, pero que si es un punto a resltar si estás buscando la otra versión en Blu Ray que viene con sujetadores individuales y el arte a todo color. Esta versión es barata y eficiente. De nuevo, mi queja es con los sujetadores de discos.