Edition |
Collector's edition. |
Description |
1 videodisc (52 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0 surround. |
Cast |
Michael Faley, Jonathan Terry, Tony Terrazas, Bette Watson, Robert K. Morgan, Jack J. Amiel, Carl M. Clark, Otto Gabler, Michael Pappas, Wilbur Richardson, Manuel Biera, Richard E. Bowman, Al Olivari, Tony Rae. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Roger Morse, David McLaughlin ; narrator, Susan Williams ; composer, Thomas McGurk. |
Note |
Originally released in 2002 (Fortress Films). |
Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
Summary |
Unmatched in the history of military aviation, the B-17 was the airplane which beat the odds against German air power, fighting some of the most fearsome battles over the European skies during World War II. Americans built almost 13,000 of these legendary machines; more than 4,700 were lost in combat, and only a handful still fly today. |
Note |
Special features: commentary track by filmmakers; the original 1944 "Memphis Belle" documentary; photo galleries with over 200 historical photographs; additional interviews; footage of the last flying B-17s; B-17 virtual tour; pilots notes. |
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GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
B-17 bomber -- History.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations.
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Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Added Author |
Feijó, Mark.
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Faley, Michael.
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Terry, Jonathan.
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Terrazas, Tony.
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Watson, Bette.
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Morgan, Robert K.
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Amiel, Jack J.
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Clark, Carl M.
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Gabler, Otto.
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Pappas, Michael.
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Richardson, Wilbur.
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Biera, Manuel.
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Bowman, Richard E.
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Olivari, Al.
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Rae, Tony.
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Morse, Roger.
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McLaughlin, David.
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Williams, Susan.
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McGurk, Thomas.
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Fortress Films.
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Janson Media.
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ISBN |
1568391382 |
Standard No. |
646032024098 |
Music No. |
20240 Janson Media |
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