The Pacific : [DVD videorecording] / HBO Miniseries presents ; a Playtone and Dreamworks production ; co-producers, Robert Schenkkan, George Pelecanos ; producers, Cherylanne Martin, Todd London, Steve Shareshian ; executive producers, Gary Goetzman, Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks.
The extraordinary experiences of three men and their fellow Marines take them from the first clash with the Japanese in the haunted jungles of Guadalcanal, through the impenetrable rain forests of Cape Gloucester, across the blasted coral strongholds of Peleliu, up the black sand terraces of Iwo Jima, through the killing fields of Okinawa, to the triumphant, yet uneasy, return home after V-J Day.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781419884375
- ISBN: 1419884379
- Physical Description: 6 videodiscs (8 hours 50 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: [New York] : Home Box Office : c2010.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Special features: Profiles of The Pacific ; Making The Pacific ; Anatomy of The Pacific War. Episode titles from Internet movie database. Based in part on: Helmet for my pillow / by Robert Leckie, and With the old breed at Peleliu and Okinawa / by Eugene B. Sledge, with additional material from Red blood, black sand / by Chuck Tatum, and China marine / by Eugene B. Sledge, and original interviews conducted by the filmmakers. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Narrator, Tom Hanks. |
Participant or Performer Note: | James Badge Dale, Jon Seda, Joseph Mazzello, William Sadler, Ashton Holmes, Rami Malek, Annie Parisse. |
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note: | Ten part miniseries originally broadcast on HBO in 2010. |
Target Audience Note: | Rating: TV-MA. Canadian Home Video rating: 18A. |
System Details Note: | DVD ; NYSC ; widescreen (1.78:1) presentation ; DTS digital 5.1 surround, Dolby digital 5.1 surround and 2.0 stereo. surround. |
Language Note: | English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish dialogue with optional subtitles in English, French, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Bahasa, Korean or Thai; closed-captioned. |
Awards Note: | Emmy Awards, 2010: Outstanding Miniseries. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Sledge, E. B. (Eugene Bondurant), 1923- > Drama. Leckie, Robert, 1920- > Drama. Basilone, John, 1916-1945 > Drama. World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Ocean > Drama. |
Genre: | War television programs. Television mini-series. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
Topic Heading: | Adult DVD. |
Available copies
- 0 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 0 of 2 copies available at Prince Rupert Library.
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- 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Prince Rupert Library | DVD Paci 5436 v.1 (Text) | 33294005006432 | DVDs | Volume hold | Checked out | 2024-03-08 |
Prince Rupert Library | DVD Paci 5437 v.2 (Text) | 33294005006440 | DVDs | Volume hold | Checked out | 2024-03-08 |