Format:
Video disc
Title:
American heroes collection
ISBN:
9781415718698
Publication Information:
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Pictures, 2006.
Physical Description:
3 videodiscs (approximately 359 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
General Note:
Title from container.
"In harm's way" based on the novel by James Bassett.
"The bridges at Toko-Ri" based on the novel by James A. Michener.
"In harm's way" originally released as a motion picture in 1965 ; "Hell is for heroes" originally released as a motion picture in 1962 ; "The bridges at Toko-Ri" originally released as a motion picture in 1955.
Special features: "In harm's way": The making-of 'In harm's way'; 3 theatrical trailers (narrated by Otto Preminger).
Contents:
In harm's way -- Hell is for heroes -- Bridges at Toko-Ri.
Summary:
"In harm's way": An epic treatment of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, details the devastating sneak attack on the Naval base as well as the explosive behind-the-scenes stories, and the counter-offensive. (167 min.).
"Hell is for heroes": It's autumn 1944, and Nazi forces along the Siegfried Line have the numbers, the fortifications and the firepower to break through. And a handful of GIs have little more than a dogged determination and the ingenuity to fool the Germans into thinking they represent a great Allied Task Force. (89 min.).
"The bridges at Toko-Ri": Not every pilot can guide his aircraft from a wave-tossed deck, seek out targets over unfamiliar Korean terrain, then return to what looks like a speck in the sea. Naval Reservist Harry Brubaker can. A war-weary World War II veteran who must leave his family to fight again. (103 min.).
Reading Level:
Not rated.
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In Harm's way (Motion picture)
Hell is for heroes (Motion picture)
Bridges at Toko-Ri (Motion picture)