Summary
Tells the story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army, an elite rifle company that parachuted into France early on D-Day morning, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, captured Hitler's Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden, and suffered heavy casualties. Also includes a doc... Full description
Summary: |
Tells the story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army, an elite rifle company that parachuted into France early on D-Day morning, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, captured Hitler's Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden, and suffered heavy casualties. Also includes a documentary about the soldiers in Easy Company. |
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Item Description: |
Originally broadcast by HBO in 2001. Each episode includes an interactive "field guide" featuring timelines, maps, soldier profiles and other information to enhance the viewing experience. Based on the book by Stephen E. Ambrose. Disc 6 special features: Behind the scenes: the making of "Band of brothers" featurette; Ron Livingston's video diaries; Premiere in Normandy; Who's who: the men of Easy Company; Photo gallery; A message from Jeep. |
Physical Description: |
6 videodiscs (approximately 705 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Format: |
DVD. |
Audience: |
Not rated. |
Production Credits: |
Costume designer, Anna Sheppard ; edited by Billy Fox, Frances Parker, Oral Norrie Ottey, John Richard ; music by Michael Kamen ; production designed by Anthony Pratt ; director of photography, Joel J. Ransom, Remi Adefarasin. |
ISBN: |
078312063X 9780783120638 |