Blu-ray Discs. Originally broadcast as a television mini-series in 2001. Based on the book by Stephen E. Ambrose. Includes bonus material. Single-use code for access to Ultraviolet streaming copy discarded from library copies. Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, Donnie Wahlberg, Kirk Acevedo, Eion Bailey, Michael Cudlitz, Dale Dye, Dexter Fletcher, Rick Gomez, Scott Grimes, Colin Hanks, Frank John Hughes, James Madio, Ross McCall, Neal McDonough, Rene L. Moreno, David Schwimmer, Matthew Settle, Douglas Spain, Richard Speight Jr., Shane Taylor, Marc Warren.
Contents:
Disc 1. pt. 1, Currahee / directed by Phil Alden Robinson ; pt. 2, Days of days / directed by Richard Loncraine -- disc 2. pt. 3, Carentan / directed by Mikael Salomon ; pt. 4, Replacements / directed by David Nutter -- disc 3. pt. 5, Crossroads / directed by Tom Hanks ; pt. 6, Bastogne / directed by David Leland -- disc 4. pt. 7, The breaking point / directed by David Frankel ; pt. 8, The last patrol / directed by Tony To -- disc 5. pt. 9, Why we fight / directed by David Frankel ; pt. 10, Points / directed by Mikael Salomon -- disc 6. Bonus features.
Summary:
Tells the story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army. They were an elite 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.
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