Hollywood pays homage to the bravery, heroism and sacrifice displayed in times of conflict. Featuring Randolph Scott, Richard Arlen, David Niven, Robert Mitchum, Boris Karloff and many more! Specifications: - Format: 2 DVD's, NTSC
- Language: English
- Run Time: 13 hours 5 minutes
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1. Adventures of Tartu, The
A British soldier that is fluent in both Rumanian and German is recruited for an undercover assignment inside Nazi-controlled Czechoslovakia. His assignment is to infiltrate a German-run chemical factory and work with the local underground resistance to sabotage the operation. Things take a turn for the worst when the soldier's contacts are killed and he must attempt to complete his assignment while facing the possibility of being killed by the resistance fighters who were to help him.
2. British Intelligence
During WWI pretty German master spy Helene von Lorbeer is sent undercover to London to live with the family of a high-placed British official where she is to rendezvous with the butler Valdar, also a spy, and help him transmit secret war plans back to Germany.
3. Flying Blind
The pilot/operator of a commuter airline flying between Los Angeles and Las Vegas discovers some foreign agents are using his plane as their transportation in a plot to steal a top secret transformer developed for American fighter planes. Chasing after the agents, who have taken one of his planes, the pilot forces the plane down in the wilderness and must attempt to rescue the passengers and stop the agents before a forest fire overtakes the crash site.
4. Gung Ho!
Responsible for organizing a battalion to raid the Japanese-held Makim Island, Colonel Thorwald (Randolph Scott) recruits his volunteers from the less-desirable prospects such as barroom brawlers, misfits and borderline psychos. Under his training and leadership, the battalion is forged into a tough fighting unit ready for the fierce battle.
5. Identity Unknown
An American GI returns from Europe facing an unknown future, due to the amnesia he's suffering as a result of combat. The Army is also unsure of his identity, since the three other members of his squad were killed and their bodies burned beyond recognition. The GI decides to set out across the country, visiting the families of the four men in the hopes he can discover who he really is.
6. Last Chance, The
In this Golden Globe and Cannes award-winning feature, three Allied soldiers escape an Italian prisoner-of-war camp and set out to make it to neutral Switzerland for freedom and a possible return to the Allies. While enroute to the safety of the Swiss border, the three soldiers meet some refugees who are heading to Switzerland to escape the war. Avoiding enemy patrols and dealing with the harsh weather and mountainous terrain are just some of the perils faced by these two different groups of people thrown together for a common goal.
7. Minesweeper
A former U.S. Naval officer, who deserted due to a chronic gambling problem, finds himself drawn back to the service after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Enlisting under an assumed name, the former officer becomes a seaman assigned to a minesweeper. While trying to avoid his true identity from coming to light, because of his desertion, our hero still puts his life on the line and proves his true leadership by disarming a new type of Japanese mine.
8. Navy Way, The
A tough street kid is drafted into the Navy and is sent to the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. While there, he learns what it's like to work together with others and drop his "loner" attitude. Our young sailor also falls in love with a WAVE, who happens to like one of his fellow sailors.
9. One of our Aircraft is Missing
This Academy Award nominated film covers the story of a British Bomber crew that is forced to bail out of their crippled aircraft over German-occupied Holland. Trapped in enemy territory, the six crewmen must hide from those searching for them while trying to find a safe haven. The flyers only hope appears to be with the Dutch resistance that may offer an opportunity for the crew to make it home.
10. Spitfire
This WWII biographical title covers the story of R.J. Mitchell, British aircraft designer, and his development of the famous Spitfire fighter plane. Mitchell had already made himself a reputation as the designer of some of the fastest racing planes ever flown. Visits to Italy and Germany in the 1930's reveal to Mitchell the need for a fast and maneuverable fighter plane for Great Britain.
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