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Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: BAND OF BROTHERS
EAN: 9780783120638
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 078312063X
Item Dimensions: 160
Label: HBO Home Video
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 SurroundFrenchOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 SurroundSpanishOriginal LanguageDolby Digital 2.0 SurroundSpanishSubtitled
Manufacturer: HBO Home Video
MPN: D99205D
Number Of Items: 6
Publisher: HBO Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 05, 2002
Running Time: 705 minutes
Studio: HBO Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: September 09, 2001
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Product Description:
Follows the 101 Airborne as it drops into Normandy on D-Day and fights its way through Europe to end World War II.
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Media Type: DVD
Artist: BAND OF BROTHERS
Title: BAND OF BROTHERS
Street Release Date: 06/06/2006
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Genre: TELEVISION
Amazon.com:
An impressively rigorous, unsentimental, and harrowing look at combat during World War II, Band of Brothers follows a company of airborne infantry--Easy Company--from boot camp through the end of the war. The brutality of training takes the audience by increments to the even greater brutality of the war; Easy Company took part in some of the most difficult battles, including the D-Day invasion of Normandy, the failed invasion of Holland, and the Battle of the Bulge, as well as the liberation of a concentration camp and the capture of Hitler's Eagle's Nest. But what makes these episodes work is not their historical sweep but their emphasis on riveting details (such as the rattle of a plane as the paratroopers wait to leap, or a flower in the buttonhole of a German soldier) and procedures (from military tactics to the workings of bureaucratic hierarchies). The scope of this miniseries (10 episodes, plus an actual documentary filled with interviews with surviving veterans) allows not only a thoroughness impossible in a two-hour movie, but also captures the wide range of responses to the stress and trauma of war--fear, cynicism, cruelty, compassion, and all-encompassing confusion. The result is a realism that makes both simplistic judgments and jingoistic enthusiasm impossible; the things these soldiers had to do are both terrible and understandable, and the psychological price they paid is made clear. The writing, directing, and acting are superb throughout. The cast is largely unknown, emphasizing the team of actors as a whole unit, much like the regiment; Damian Lewis and Ron Livingston play the central roles of two officers with grit and intelligence. Band of Brothers turns a vast historical event into a series of potent personal experiences; it's a deeply engrossing and affecting accomplishment. --Bret Fetzer
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Rating:  -
Michael Kamen "borrowed" "his" main music theme for the Band of Brothers from Beethoven's Symphonie no. 2 in D major. Otherwise a well executed and written series, which I enjoyed watching. Slightly over-hyped maybe. But nevertheless positively boosting heroism, diversity and humanity in men at the same time.
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This series is amazing for young through older. It's not just about fighting, it's about what the people that were there went through, what they felt, and for those that made it back, how they deal with it even to this day.
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i originally started watching this series on TV but missed several episodes. When I saw that it had been released on DVD I was anxious to catch up on what I had missed. This is one of the best depictions of WW2. The characters are so well drawn out I feel like I might have actually known them. I laughed, cheered and cried all the way through. The 101st Airborn Easy Co. was a brave group of men who helped save this country and me, a little girl of less than 3 years of age. God bless America.
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As far as the movie is concerned It's the best. The combination of real people telling the story and they seeing in action is outstanding. They were the greatest generation. I had an issue as to the condition I received the boxed set. Metal box was severely dented on the bottom. One CD I had a little problem with at first and then worked itself out.
Great Movie
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Originally watched this on t.v. and found it very confusing to decifer between characters when you had to wait a week for the next show. Some of the characters looked very similar to one another ... While I enjoyed it first run, watching it again without having to wait so long between episodes has made the experience much more pleasant. This is a show that I will watch again and again.
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