| Description |
2 videodiscs (270 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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digital optical surround Dolby Digital 5.1 rda |
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video file DVD video rda |
| System Details |
DVD, widescreen (16x9; 1.78:1) presentation; 5.1 Dolby Digital. |
| Note |
Title from web page. Languages and special features from DVD menus. |
| Cast |
Hugh Scully, Maximilian Klas, James William Barker, Don Meehan, C. Conrad Cady, Ian Beyts, Don Hartman, Joseph Scott Barbarino; narrated by Jeremy Renner. |
| Note |
Originally aired as a mini-series on the History Channel. |
| Summary |
Adolf Hitler. Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Benito Mussolini. Winston Churchill. Charles de Gaulle. George Patton. Before they were the giants of WWII, they were infantrymen and privates in WWI, the war to end all wars. The story of the devastating three decades of twentieth-century world war is told through the eyes of the men whose characters were forged in the trenches before they commanded a world on the brink of disaster. |
| Note |
Special features: Deleted scenes; characters in depth: Churchill, Hitler, FDR, Stalin, Patton, MacArthur; Featurettes: WW1: One word, Tech developments of WWI, Life in a trench, The US in WWI, Did WWI lead to WWII?, Legacy of WWI, WWI: Global connections, One thing you should know about WWI, Nationalism and WWI, Harlen Hellfighters. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. Trial by fire ; A rising threat -- dic 2. Never surrender ; Bonus features. |
| Credits |
Director, John Ealer. |
| Language |
English language with optional Spanish subtitles; English SDH (subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing). |
| Subject |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Drama.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Television mini-series.
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War television programs.
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Historical television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Barker, James William, 1815-1869, actor.
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Scully, Hugh (Hugh F.), actor.
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Klas, Maximilian, 1990- actor.
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Meehan, Don, 1931- actor.
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Cady, C. Conrad, actor.
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David, Stephen, screenwriter.
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White, David C., 1982- screenwriter.
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Ealer, John, television director.
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Stephen David Entertainment, production company.
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Arts and Entertainment Network, production compnay.
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History Channel (Television network), broadcaster.
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Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.), film distributor.
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| Standard No. |
031398196693 |
| Music No. |
45430 History |
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