At head of title: Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg present. Band of Brothers based on the book by Stephen Ambrose, The Pacific based in part on the books "Helmet for my pillow" by Robert Leckie & "With the old breed" by Eugene Sledge. Features: audio commentary; documentary; The making of Band of brothers/The Pacific. Band of Brothers: Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, Donnie Wahlberg, Scott Grimes, Rick Gomez ; The Pacific: James Badge Dale, Joseph Mazzello, Jon Seda, Ben Chisholm, Chris Milligan. Originally broadcast on television in 2001 & 2010.
Contents:
Band of brothers / produced by Mary Richards ; teleplays by Erik Jendreson ... [et al.] ; directed by Phil Alden Robinson ... [et al.]. Currahee ; Day of days ; Carentan ; Replacements ; Crossroads ; Bastogne ; The breaking point ; The last patrol ; Why we fight ; Points -- The Pacific / produced by Todd London ... [et al.] ; teleplay by Bruce C. McKenna ... [et al.] ; directed by Timothy Van Patten ... [et al.]. Guadalcanal/Leckie ; Basilone ; Melbourne ; Gloucester/Pavuv/Banika ; Peleliu landing ; Peleliu airfield ; Peleliu hills ; Iwo Jima ; Okinawa ; Home.
Summary:
Follows the 101st Airborne as it prepares and lands on D-Day, and fights its way through Europe to the end of World War II; The interlocked stories of three marines America's battle with the Japanese in World War II.
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