| Description |
4 videodiscs (approximately 503 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
20th Century Fox studio classics |
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Studio classic.
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| System Details |
DVD ; NTSC ; region 1 encoding ; Dolby digital. |
| Cast |
The desert rats: Richard Burton, Robert Newton, James Mason. Twelve o'clock high: Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill, Dean Jagger. Von Ryan's express: Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard. The young lions: Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Dean Martin, Hope Lange, Barbara Rush, Maximilian Schell, Lee Van Cleef. |
| Note |
The young lions based on a novel by Irwin Shaw. |
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Twelve o'clock high based on the novel by Beirne Lay, Jr. |
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The desert rats originally released as a motion picture in 1953; Twelve o'clock high originally released as a motion picture in 1949; Von Ryan's express originally released as a motion picture in 1965; The young lions originally released as a motion picture in 1958. |
| Contents |
The desert rats / produced by Robert L. Jacks ; directed by Robert Wise (88 min.). Twelve o'clock high / produced by Darryl F. Zanuck ; directed by Henry King (132 min.). Von Ryan's express / produced by Saul David ; directed by Mark Robson (116 min.). The young lions / produced by Al Lichtman ; directed by Edward Dmytryk (167 min.). |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: not rated (The desert rats, Twelve o'clock high, The young lions); PG (Von Ryan's express). |
| Summary |
The desert rats: A small group of men hold off German Field Marshal Rommel's forces despite being outnumbered. Twelve o'clock high: A brigadier general takes over a struggling Air Force bomber group during World War II. Von Ryan's express: An escaped prisoner of war races for freedom with Nazi soldiers in hot pursuit. The young lions: A decent young German man ends up as a Nazi officer. |
| Credits |
The desert rats / produced by Robert L. Jacks ; directed by Robert Wise (88 min.). Twelve o'clock high / produed by Darryl F. Zanuck ; directed by Henry King (132 min.). Von Ryan's express / produced by Saul David ; directed by Mark Robson (116 min.). The young lions / produced by Al Lichtman ; based on a novel by Irwin Shaw ; directed by Edward Dmytryk (167 min.). |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North -- Drama.
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Command of troops -- Drama.
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Soldiers -- Drama.
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Command of troops. (OCoLC)fst00869220
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Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
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Soldiers. (OCoLC)fst01125233
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Africa, North. (OCoLC)fst01239515
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| Chronological Term |
1939-1945
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| Genre/Form |
Action and adventure films. (OCoLC)fst01710568
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Film adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710491
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Films for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710386
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War films. (OCoLC)fst01710402
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War films.
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Action and adventure films.
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Feature films.
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Film adaptations.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Murphy, Richard, 1912-1993.
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Wise, Robert, 1914-2005.
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Burton, Richard, 1925-1984.
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Newton, Robert, 1905-1956.
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Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-1979.
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King, Henry, 1886-1982.
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Peck, Gregory, 1916-2003.
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Marlowe, Hugh, 1911-1982.
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Merrill, Gary.
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Jagger, Dean, 1903-1991.
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David, Saul.
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Robson, Mark, 1913-1978.
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Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998.
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Howard, Trevor, 1916-1988.
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Lichtman, Al, 1885-1958.
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Dmytryk, Edward.
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Brando, Marlon.
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Clift, Montgomery.
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Martin, Dean, 1917-1995.
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Lange, Hope.
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Rush, Barbara, 1927-2024
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Schell, Maximilian.
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Van Cleef, Lee, 1925-1989.
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Shaw, Irwin, 1913-1984.
Young lions.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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| Added Title |
Twelve o'clock high.
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Von Ryan's express.
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Young lions.
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| Standard No. |
024543676065 |
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