Saving Private Ryan – World War II Collection
Includes the 2 discs from Saving Private Ryan D-Day 60th Anniversary Commemorative Edition, plus documentaries Price for Peace and Shooting War.
In the Last Great Invasion of the Last Great War, The Greatest Challenge for Eight Men was Saving… One.
Internationally acclaimed by critics and audiences alike, Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan is an unforgettable film achievement that has had profound and lasting impact throughout the world. Selected for more than 160 Top Ten Lists, Saving Private Ryan's honours include 5 Academy Awards including Best Director, Golden Globes for Best Picture(Drama) and Best Director, The producers Guild of America Award and ten nominators from the British Academy Awards. Saving Private Ryan was the top-grossing American motion picture of 1998.
Seen through the eyes of a squad of American soldiers, the story begins with World War II's historical D-Day invasion, then moves beyond the beach as the men embark on a dangerous special mission. Captain John Myer must take his men behind enemy lines to find Private James Ryan, whose three brothers have been killed in combat. Faced with impossible odds, the men question their orders. Why are eight men risking their lives to save just one? Surrounded by the brutal realities of war, each man searches for his own answer – and the strength to triumph over an uncertain future with honour, decency and courage.
Best Picture Golden Globe Winner 1998.
Price for Peace:
Steven Spielberg, historian Stephen E Ambrose and director James Moll bring us a film with first hand accounts chronicling the unforgettable events in the Pacific Theatre of War 2. From the bombing of Pearl Harbour through the American occupation of Japan in 1945, this powerful documentary depicts the strenght and courage of America's youth, while examining how these brave men and women dealt with being thrust into this tremendously brutal chapter of world history.
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 16:9 Enhanced
Transfer Format: Widescreen
Languages: English
Subtitles: English, Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish,
Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian,
Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish,
Turkish
Running Time: 88 mins
Special Features:
- Film introduction by Steven Spielberg
- National D-Day Museum – An Introduction
- Stephen Ambrose – About The War Experience
- The National D-Day Museum Montage
- Tom Brokaw Presents Price for Peace
- WWII Dog Handlers Featurette
Shooting War
From writer/producer/director Richard Schickel and executive producer Steven Spielberg comes a remarkable film that takes a special look at the first war to be truly reported and recorded by one of the more unsung heroes of World War II – the combat photographer.
Through the unflinching eye of their cameras' lenses, these courageous soldiers continually risked their lives in their brave attempts to capture history. Shooting War is a compellin gportrait of these men and women who have given us the iconic images that serve us the collective memories of the last Great War.
Audio: Dolby Digital 3.0 Surround
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Fullscreen
Transfer Format: 4:3
Languages: English
Subtitles: English, Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish,
Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian,
Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish,
Turkish
Running Time: 88 mins
Special Features:
- An introduction to the film
- Looking into the Past
- Miller and his Platoon
- Boot Camp
- Making Saving Private Ryan
- Recreating Omaha Beach
- Music and Sound
- Parting Thoughts