Band Of Brothers DVD Box Set
"From this day to the ending of the world, we in it shall be remembered. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers. For he today that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother."
Based on the book by historian Stephen Ambrose, this ten part series, at £87 million the most expensive TV production ever, follows the US 101st Airborne Division's E 'Easy' Company from initial training through operations involving D-Day, Market Garden and the Battle Of The Bulge across Holland, Belgium, Germany and Austria until the end of the war.
Episodes include:
1. Currahee
2. Day Of Days
3. Carentan
4. Replacements
5. Crossroads
6. Bastogne
7. The Breaking Point
8. The Last Patrol
9. Why We Fight
10. Points
Special Features
- 'We Stand Alone Together: The Men Of Easy Company' documentary featuring interviews with real-life members of Easy Company whose efforts are dramatised in the series (80 mins)
- 'The Making Of Band Of Brothers' documentary (30 mins)
- 'Video Diaries': actor Ron Livingston's personal experience of being part of the huge production
- Footage from HBO's premiere screening on the beaches of Normandy
- Character biographies
- Stills gallery
- Web links
- Interactive menu
- Chapter selection
- Series Index
Technical Features
Actors Damian Lewis, Donnie Wahlberg, Ron Livingston, Matthew Settle, Dale Dye, Scott Grimes, Neal McDonough, Kirk Acevedo, Dexter Fletcher, David Schwimmer, Colin Hanks, Simon Pegg & Marc Warren
Certificate 15 years and over
Year 2001
Screen Widescreen 16:9 Anamorphic
Languages English - Dolby Digital (5.1)
Additional Languages Dolby Digital Surround: English ; French
Subtitles Arabic ; Bulgarian ; Croatian ; Czech ; Danish ; Dutch ; English ; Finnish ; French ; Greek ; Hebrew ; Hungarian ; Icelandic ; Norwegian ; Polish ; Romanian ; Swedish ; Turkish
Duration 11 hours and 25 minutes (approx)
Region Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.
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