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Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0054961752492
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Acorn Media
Manufacturer: Acorn Media
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Acorn Media
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 15, 2005
Running Time: 398 minutes
Sales Rank: 20048
Studio: Acorn Media
Theatrical Release Date: January 23, 2005
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Description:
In the only part of Britain occupied by the Nazis during WWII, the nightmare began in June 1940. Hitler's army invaded the defenseless Channel Islands and held its residents hostage for five years.
What would any of us do if we had to live side by side with the enemy? This Masterpiece Theatre drama draws on the real experiences of Channel Islanders as the hostile Nazi command imposed its will on every aspect of their daily lives. Set on the fictional island of St. Gregory, the story of the occupation is told through the eyes of three families. Heart-pounding suspense and unexpected romance unfold in an atmosphere suffused with the moral ambiguity of war. Starring James Wilby (Gosford Park), Clare Holman (Prime Suspect 6), Philip Glenister (Calendar Girls), and Saskia Reeves (Dune). Recommended for mature audiences.
Amazon.com:
Island at War turns a little-known bit of history into an extraordinarily rich miniseries. During World War II, the Nazi forces occupied the Channel Islands, located between France and England. Island at War unfolds on the fictional island of St. Gregory, where a web of interconnected characters cope with the occupation--a politician struggles to maintain peaceful relations, for fear of brutal reprisals; an island policeman's anger at the occupation becomes complicated when he's forced to chauffeur the commanding Nazi officer and he discovers the position gives his family privilege; a shopkeeper, angry about her husband's death in an early bombing raid, finds herself sharing in profits with a Nazi official as they bring much-wanted food and supplies to the island; a girl hiding her Jewish identity becomes the object of a brutal lieutenant's sexual obsession. These four stories are only a hint of the series' fullness; the script, direction, and performances are superb, building an engrossing portrait of how human beings cope with extremity and how the smallest of interactions--from laying rocks on a wall to getting a photograph developed--can lead to profound and unexpected results. The economy and complexity of Stephen Mallatratt's script are remarkable. The forces of money, sex, prejudice, and love run deep through every story, juxtaposing private moments with historical scope. Island at War matches skill and talent with passion and insight. --Bret Fetzer
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Island at War
An enjoyable experience watching this dvd story of life in a so called Channel Island under occupation during WWII. This is well acted and scenery is great, you really feel you are back in those times.
Rating: - Island at War is a Great Suprise!
Island At War is an exciting, engrossing drama that details the lives and struggles during the German Occupation of the Channel Islands. The acting is superb. I never imagined that a part of WWII history could be so well detailed! It is a film that every history lover should see!
Rating:  - Not bad , but not as good as Enemy At The Door
Somewhat like "deja vu all over again", Island At War seems to be a rip-off of "Enemy At The Door", a splendid British series from the 80s. The acting in this series, however, was excellent, as are most British shows and movies, and I enjoyed having the closed captioning for some of those "Veddy British" accents which my elderly ears have trouble defining. Still, I favor the "Enemy At The Door", even sans CC, over this product and would recommend the former as a definitive product for the Guernsey occupation.
Rating: - Island at War ... a real classic series..
from what I understand the 4 Channel Islands were occupied during the war from 1940 until they were liberated by the British troops in 1945...Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and Sark..
Jersey is the largest island...
It was the purpose of the occupiers to build a huge defensive system around the Islands.. prisoners slave workers from all over Europe were brought over to the Islands to do this work..[especially from Russia] these people were treated intolerably..
Towards the end of the war the Islanders were without food so the British Red Cross allowed food parcels to be delivered from a ship carrying 750 tons of food and medical supplies.
I had heard that the Jewish girl who went into hiding was eventually discovered and sent to a concentration camp where she died...
A total of three Jewish woman were all deported to France...they all died in Auschwitz..
there are some excellent books written about this time from the beginning of the occupation to the end of the war...
The Germans surrended the Islands in May 1945
June 1945..The first evacuees return to the Islands including the children..
Rating:  - nOT THE ONE TO BUY ON SUBJECT!
Check with library. The other series is more authentic. This has one particular stupid part. Where yongster works as a spy WITHOUT *PAPERS*. hE'D BEEN ARRESTED BY THE FIRST ONE WHO QUESTIONED HIM..HE HAD NONE!
73 RS OLD. 19 YRS RESEARCHING A BK i AM TO WRITE ABOUT MY GENERATION LIVING THROUGH THE bLITZ.
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