The surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour on the 7th of December 1941 shocked the ... more
world and drew the United States forces into the Second World War. Did British intelligence and Britain's Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, know in advance of the Ja...
December 7th 1941 is a day that America will never forget.'Pearl Harbour' looks in detail ... more
at the two ships that have since become memorials - USS Utah and USS Arizona. You will hear the story of their commissioning and service records, real rescues from them on the fateful day, and the ships' roles as permanent reminders.This sensitive exploration of the events surrounding the tragedy at Pearl Harbour features film footage and photographs of the time alongside interviews with survivors.
The infamous Japanese attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii was one of ... more
the most significant events of World War II. Brilliantly planned and executed through it was the attack bought the mighty USA into the war with disastrous consequences for the Axis powers. Meanwhile in Malaya, the Japanese Army was sweeping through the country towards the vital British base at Singapore.This episode, brand new to DVD is from the land mark television series 'Battlefield'. Featuring fascinating archive footage from all over the world the programme includes a review of the political and military situation before the battle, portraits of leaders and commanders, an explanation of weapons and tactics and the story of the battle itself. vivid graphics place the battle into the context of the war as a whole.
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Pearl Harbour: Rafe McCawley (Ben Affleck) and Danny Walker (Josh Hartnett) are childhood ... more
friends who both dream of flying. As the world becomes embroiled in World War II in the early 1940's Rafe and Danny sign on with the United States armed forces although America is still in an isolationist position. Eager to participate in combat Rafe is compelled to join the British air fight against the Nazis leaving his girlfriend beautiful army nurse Evelyn Stewart (Kate Beckinsale) behind. When Evelyn and Danny are transferred to the military base at Pearl Harbor Hawaii they hear the news that Rafe has been shot down and killed. Hoping to move on after grieving Danny and Evelyn find themselves in love. When Rafe returns alive the three find themselves in an uncomfortable personal situation that is soon engulfed by the massive surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Putting aside their differences Rafe and Danny join the desperate fight against the enemy invaders. The film's epic sweep intertwines Rafe and Danny's stories with the heroic efforts of such characters as "Dorrie" Miller (Cuba Gooding Jr.) a ship's cook turned fighter Earl (Tom Sizemore) a courageous base mechanic and Jimmy Doolittle (Alec Baldwin) the visionary pilot who would lead one of America's most famous counterattacks of the war. Dan Aykroyd also appears as the code breaking Captain Thurman and Jon Voight as President Franklin Roosevelt. Flightplan: Flying at 40 000 feet in a state-of-the art aircraft that she helped design Kyle Pratt's (Foster) 6 year old daughter Julia vanishes without a trace. Or did she? No one on the plane believes Julia was ever onboard. And now Kyle desperate and alone can only count on her own wits to unravel the mystery and save her daughter... Aviator: When Howard Hughes was a child his father made a fortune by patenting a new cutting head for oil drilling. As an old man Hughes holed up in Las Vegas hotel and didn't wash. But it's the middle section of his life that's the foundation of Martin Scorsese's lavish bio-pic where we see the young Hughes become one of America's most famous men.... Nominated for 11 Oscars at the 2005 Academy Awards.
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This is a very touching film, if you haven't seen it I would recommend it.
The film is about the bombing of PearlHarbour, which was attacked by the Japanese.
They Japanese had planned this for sometime and the American knew nothing about it. They couldn't film the Japanese ships, although they knew that they had gone, but they didn't no where.
It has also got a love story as well.
The love story has been based around 2 young boys, who when they were little loved to play and pretend they were in the war fly planes. One day one of the young boys fathers came home and left his plane in there garden, with the keys in, and of course they young boys go in and they plane starts to take off. Only slightly.
Then it goes onto when they are in the army and they have been trained properly to fly the planes. They had to go ...
KIWIMULLAN03 08.02.2008 (09.02.2008)
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Director: Michael Bay
Screenplay: Randall Wallace
Cast: Ben Affleck, Josh Hartnett, Kate Beckinsale, Jon Voight, Cuba Gooding Jnr, Ewan Bremer, Dan Ackroyd, Tom Sizemore and Alec Baldwin.
Story: 1941. After continual warnings regarding the threat of war, the Japanese plan a suprise attack on Americas military fleet at PearlHarbour. Meanwhile young hotshot pilot Rafe falls for British nurse Evelyn. After Rafe goes away on assignment and is presumed dead, Evelyn finds solace in the arms of Rafes’ lifelong co-pilot Danny. The two fall in love, only to be shocked by Rafes’ sudden return. Then of course, there’s that attack...
The plan was simple...emulate Titanic. Take a real life tragedy, add ...
Advantages: Superb action scenes Disadvantages: some characters are too 'all american hero' types
Like most things in today's hyped up world PearlHarbour received plenty of advertising before being released.
I like to think that most people are intelligent enough not to be taken in by film trailers alone, after all, how many of you have rented a video and suffered those 10 minutes of film previews before the movie you actually wanted to watch.Each of the films previewed is made to look like a masterpiece whereas in fact very few ever live up to expectations.
So it was on this level that I went to see PearlHarbour. I was neither expecting a war epic or a love story but my personal interest in modern history and a liking for war films made my decision to go and watch it very easy.
Of course I had read the rubishing the film received in the press but there again I usually find that when the press turn on a film, thats a good ...
Documentaries & Biographies - Military Documentary - World War
Classification
Exempt
Plot
A brief overview of the events of December 7th 1941, a day memorable for the atrocities suffered by the American Navy at the hands of the Japanese airforce but also for being a catalyst for America's decision to send troops to help fight against the Nazi threat - a decision that would ultimately lead to victory in Europe. However, it has been suggested that Churchill knew of the impending attacks at Pearl Harbour and tactically avoided warning his trans-atlantic allies.
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
PEGASUS ENTERTAINMENT; TOTAL HOME ENTERTAINMENT (THE)
Release date
19/07/2004
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
PEGDVD 1080
Barcode
5034504708075
Languages
Main Language
English
Dubbed Language
None
Subtitle Language
None
Hearing Impaired Language
None
Technical information
Special Features
Interactive Menus, 6 Scene Selections, Excerpts From Other War File Titles
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Sound
Stereo
Dubbing Sound
Stereo English
DVD Description
A brief overview of the events of December 7th 1941, a day memorable for the atrocities suffered by the American Navy at the hands of the Japanese airforce but also for being a catalyst for America's decision to send troops to help fight against the Nazi threat - a decision that would ultimately lead to victory in Europe. However, it has been suggested that Churchill knew of the impending attacks at Pearl Harbour and tactically avoided warning his trans-atlantic allies.
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