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The Pacific / Robert Schenkkan; George P Pelecanos; Cherylanne Martin; Todd London, (Television producer); Steven Shareshian. Videorecording.

Material type: TextTextPublication details: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, c2010.Description: 6 videodiscs (approximately 530 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 1419884379
Other title:
  • Pacific (Television program)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PN1992.77
Contents:
Disc 1. Part 1. [Guadalcanal/Leckie] / written by Bruce C. McKenna ; directed by Tim Van Patten ; Part 2. [Basilone] / written by Bruce C. McKenna ; directed by David Nutter -- Disc 2. Part 3. [Melbourne] / written by George Pelecanos and Michelle Ashford ; directed by Jeremy Podeswa ; Part 4. [Gloucester/Pavuvu/Banika] / written by Robert Schenkkan and Graham Yost ; directed by Graham Yost -- Disc. 3. Part 5. [Peleliu Landing] / written by Laurence Andries and Bruce C. McKenna ; directed by Carl Franklin ; Part 6. [Peleliu Airfield]/ written by Bruce C. McKenna and Laurence Andries and Robert Schenkkan ; directed by Tony To -- Disc 4. Part 7. [Peleliu Hills] / written by Bruce C. McKenna ; directed by Tim Van Patten ; Part 8. [Iwo Jima] / written by Robert Schenkkan and Michelle Ashford ; directed by David Nutter and Jeremy Podeswa -- Disc 5. Part 9. [Okinawa] / written by Bruce C. McKenna ; directed by Tim Van Patten ; Part 10. [Home] / written by Bruce C. McKenna and Robert Schenkkan ; directed by Jeremy Podeswa -- Disc. 6. Special features: Profiles of The Pacific ; Making The Pacific / executive producers, Chris Spencer, Karen Sands ; Anatomy of the Pacific War.
Production credits:
  • Music by Hans Zimmer, Blake Neely, Geoff Zanelli ; editors, Edward A. Warschilka, Alan Cody, Marta Evry ; production designer, Anthony Pratt ; directors of photography, Remi Adefarasin, Stephen F. Windon ; co-producer, Michelle Ashford ; supervising producer, Tim Van Patten.
narrator, Tom Hanks.Summary: 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
Item type: Audiovisual Item
Holdings
Current library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode
Judith Thomas Library Audio-Visuals Audio-Visual HB70 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) AV243 Available

Ten part miniseries that originally aired on HBO.
Episode titles from Internet movie database.
Special features: "Profiles of The Pacific" portraits (John Basilone, Eugene Sledge, Robert Lecki, Sidney Phillips, R.V. Burgin, Chuck Tatum); "Making The Pacific" featurette; "Anatomy of The Pacific War" featurette; field guides including maps, historical overviews, bios, and Marines' experiences; interviews with historians and veterans; archival footage and mor

Bonus photo book.
Features sweeping photography and maps from the Pacific.

Disc 1. Part 1. [Guadalcanal/Leckie] / written by Bruce C. McKenna ; directed by Tim Van Patten ; Part 2. [Basilone] / written by Bruce C. McKenna ; directed by David Nutter --
Disc 2. Part 3. [Melbourne] / written by George Pelecanos and Michelle Ashford ; directed by Jeremy Podeswa ; Part 4. [Gloucester/Pavuvu/Banika] / written by Robert Schenkkan and Graham Yost ; directed by Graham Yost --
Disc. 3. Part 5. [Peleliu Landing] / written by Laurence Andries and Bruce C. McKenna ; directed by Carl Franklin ; Part 6. [Peleliu Airfield]/ written by Bruce C. McKenna and Laurence Andries and Robert Schenkkan ; directed by Tony To --
Disc 4. Part 7. [Peleliu Hills] / written by Bruce C. McKenna ; directed by Tim Van Patten ; Part 8. [Iwo Jima] / written by Robert Schenkkan and Michelle Ashford ; directed by David Nutter and Jeremy Podeswa --
Disc 5. Part 9. [Okinawa] / written by Bruce C. McKenna ; directed by Tim Van Patten ; Part 10. [Home] / written by Bruce C. McKenna and Robert Schenkkan ; directed by Jeremy Podeswa --
Disc. 6. Special features: Profiles of The Pacific ; Making The Pacific / executive producers, Chris Spencer, Karen Sands ; Anatomy of the Pacific War.

Music by Hans Zimmer, Blake Neely, Geoff Zanelli ; editors, Edward A. Warschilka, Alan Cody, Marta Evry ; production designer, Anthony Pratt ; directors of photography, Remi Adefarasin, Stephen F. Windon ; co-producer, Michelle Ashford ; supervising producer, Tim Van Patten.

narrator, 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