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Heroes of War Collection - Frontline Combat (Halls of Montezuma, Decision Before Dawn, D-Day the Sixth of June, Guadalcanal Diary)
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| Directed by | Lewis Milestone, Anatole Litvak and Henry Koster |
| Cast | Richard Widmark, Jack Palance, Reginald Gardiner, Robert Wagner, Karl Malden, Philip Ahn, Richard Allan, Richard Boone, Neville Brand, Bert Freed, Skip Homeier, Martin Milner and Jack Webb |
| Theatrical Release | November 30, 1950 |
| DVD Release | May 23, 2006 |
| Running Time | 431 minutes |
| MPAA Rating | Unrated |
| UPC Code | 024543243397 |
| Buy this item | $26.99 at Amazon.com As of Sep 2 21:49 EDT (details) 1 DVD, TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT, Usually ships in 24 hours, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), German (Original Language), Japanese (Original Language) Or 29 new from $18.95, 11 used from $16.90 |
About Heroes of War Collection - Frontline Combat
D-Day: The 6th of June'Twas the night before D-Day. One ship carrying Special Force Six leaves ahead of the main invasion on a dangerous mission. On board are British Colonel Wynter and American Captain Parker who each in flashback reminisce about their separate involvements with beauteous Valerie Russell. Will the coming battle (confined to the film's last fifteen minutes) determine which one comes home to her?Decision Before DawnWWII is entering its last phase: Germany is in ruins but does not yield. The US army lacks crucial knowledge about the German units operating on the opposite side of the Rhine and decides to send two German prisoners to gather information. The scheme is risky: the Gestapo retains a terribly efficient network to identify and capture spies and deserters. Moreover it is not clear that "Tiger" who does not mind any dirty work as long as the price is right and war-weary "Happy" who might be easily betrayed by his feelings are dependable agents. After Tiger and another American agent are successfully infiltrated Happy is parachuted in Bavaria. His duty: find out the whereabouts of a powerful German armored unit moving towards the western front. Guadalcanal DiaryConcentrating on the personal lives of those involved a war correspondent takes us through the preparations landing and initial campaign on Guadalcanal during WWII.Halls of MontezumaThe marines attack a strongly held enemy island in the Pacific. We follow them from the beach to a Japanese rocket site through enemy infested jungle as their ex-school teacher leader is transformed into a battle veteran and his squad becomes a tight fighting unit.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE/MILITARY & WAR Rating: Unknown UPC: 024543243397 Manufacturer No: 2234341 Product Description
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(3 reviews) |  | Halls of Montezuma |  |
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I found them too 'gung-ho'! by far. Facts were virtually non-existent, save in name of the event. For a movie to be called 'D Day 6th of June', and for it to be hugely a protracted episode of a 'soap-opera' - albeit a quality 'soap opera'- is not far from misrepresentation.
The other movies are more truthful in their titles, but their factual worth is low indeed. As pure dramas and as entertainment, their worth is in the minds of the individual viewers. I don't go for all the guts and glory, in movies - UNLESS it is factual history. July 5, 2008
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