"The war lover" originally released as a motion picture in 1962 ; "Hellcats of the Navy" originally released as a motion picture in 1957 ; "Anzio" originally released as a motion picture in 1968 ; "The night of the generals" originally released as a motion picture in 1967. Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. "The war lover" based on the novel by John Hersey ; "Hellcats of the Navy" based on a book by Charles A. Lockwood and Hans Christian Adamson ; "Anzio" from the book by Wynford Vaughan-Thomas. The war lover: Steve McQueen, Robert Wagner, Shirley Anne Field ; Hellcats of the Navy: Ronald Reagan, Nancy Davis, Arthur Franz ; Anzio: Robert Mitchum, Peter Falk, Earl Hollilman, Mark Damon, Reni Santoni, Thomas Hunter, Anthony Steel, Wayde Preston, Giancarlo Giannini ; Night of the generals: Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Tom Courtenay, Donald Pleasence, Joanna Pettet, Philippe Noiret.
Contents:
Disc 2. Night of the generals / produced by Sam Spiegel ; screenplay by Joseph Kessel and Paul Dehn ; directed by Anatole Litvak. Hellcats of the Navy / produced by Charles H. Schneer ; screenplay by David Lang, Raymond Marcus ; directed by Nathan Juran. Disc 2. Anzio / produced by Dino De Laurentiis ; screeplay by Harry A.L. Craig ; directed by Edward Dmytryk -- Night of the generals / produced by Sam Spiegel ; screenplay by Joseph Kessel and Paul Dehn ; directed by Anatole Litvak.
Summary:
The war lover: In England during World War II, bomber pilots fall for the same girl, but only one will make it through the war to ask for her hand. Hellcats of the Navy: Highlights the daring exploits of a submarine commander whose mission is to chart the minefields in the waters of Japan during World War II. This is Ronald and Nancy Reagan's only screen appearance together. Anzio: A war correspondent paints a vivid portrait of one of the bloodiest and most heroic World War II battles ever fought. The night of the generals: The murder of a prostitute, who is also a German agent, draws the attention of Major Grau of German Intelligence, who discovers that the evidence points to three top-ranking Nazi generals. After following leads, Grau winds up in Paris and discovers that two of the generals are deeply involved in a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Grau's case will go unfinished for twenty years until the true killer is brought to justice.
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