Hollywood brings to life the amazing heroism and acts of bravery that made the Free World proud! Featuring Lee Van Cleef, James Cagney, Montgomery Clift, Richard Arlen, Stewart Granger and many more!
Specifications: - Format: 2 DVD's, NTSC
- Language: English
- Run Time: 12 hours 56 minutes
Included
1. Aerial Gunner
Two rivals outside of military life find themselves training and serving together after the start of WWII. While the one man blames the other for his father's death and is determined to ruin his chances in gunnery school, his rival is equally determined to prove himself. Complicating things for our rivals is their mutual attraction to the sister of one of their friends and their rivalry becomes even more intense.
2. Battle of Blood Island
After an intense battle against Japanese forces on an unnamed Pacific island, two American soldiers find themselves the only survivors of their battalion. Finding themselves stranded on this island, the two men reluctantly band together to survive and avoid the few remaining Japanese soldiers patrolling the area.
3. Big Lift, The
In this Golden Globe-nominated film, the Soviet Union decides to blockade all Allied sectors of Berlin in the hopes of bringing the divided city under their control, so an American airlift is begun to supply the beleaguered city. Two American airmen, with different views and takes on the situation are partnered up to work on the airlift. Through the efforts of men like these portrayed in the film, the 1948 Berlin Airlift eventually broke the Soviet blockade and restored Allied control over their portions of the city.
4. Black Brigade
Set in World War II, the movie tell the story of an African American army company charged with a mission to destroy an enemy dam. Stephen Boyd (Ben Hur) stars as a captain who is less than comfortable with the ethnic makeup of his team. He shares command with a strong-willed lieutenant played by Robert Hooks (Posse). Despite considerable strife and turmoil, everyone unites to strike against the common enemy.
5. Blood on the Sun
This Oscar-winning film begins prior to the outbreak of World War II. Nick Condon (James Cagney), the American editor of a Tokyo newspaper, suspects the Japanese military is responsible for the deaths of his two friends. Discovering information about the Tanaka Plan , a Japanese military outline for world conquest, Condon vows to secure the document and get it into the hands of the American military at any cost. Teaming up with a half-Chinese woman, Condon sets out to secure the plans in spite of the problems brought upon him by the Tokyo police, the Japanese High Command, and the traitorous actions of a fellow journalist.
6. Commandos
A group of Italian-American soldiers is recruited for a special mission, vital to the American forces about to land in North Africa. The squad is assigned the task of infiltrating and holding an Italian base located near the beachhead the Americans plan to establish in two days time. The squad must not only hold the base but it must fool the German troops scheduled to arrive just prior to the American invasion.
7. Convoy
A British cruiser patrolling the North Atlantic on convoy protection finds itself in great danger. A German battleship discovers the convoy and plans to destroy as many vessels as it possibly can. The crew of the British cruiser must try to engage the battleship to give the convoy a chance to make it to safe harbor.
8. Dawn Express, The
Two chemists working on a formula to enhance normal gasoline into aviation grade fuel find themselves the targets of some Nazi spies. One of the chemists is kidnapped and the spies, in the hopes this will force the formula to be turned over to them, threaten his family. It will take a brave act by the remaining chemist to hopefully free his partner and capture the Nazi agents.
9. Four in a Jeep
In post-WWII Vienna, the city is divided into four sectors, one for each of the Allies. Much like the city, a Jeep is manned by four sergeants, one representing each of the Allies, whose task is to patrol around Vienna. When a woman attempts to escape the Soviet sector in order to re-unite with her husband, it puts the four sergeants ill at ease with their sworn duty.
10. Private Buckaroo
This WW II musical comedy tells the story of a young inductee who has trouble fitting into the military lifestyle. The inductee changes his ways after meeting a retired officer's lovely daughter. Harry James is also drafted and his band decides to enlist to stay with their leader. James and his group decide to entertain the troops by putting on a show. Along for the ride in this film are The Andrews Sisters, Shemp Howard, Joe E. Lewis, Huntz Hall and a young Donald O'Connor.
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