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Release Date:
9 September 2001 (USA)
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Tagline:
They depended on each other. And the world depended on them. more
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The story of Easy Company of the US Army 101st Airborne division and their mission in WWII Europe from Operation Overlord through V-J Day. full summary
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Won Golden Globe.
Another 22 wins
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20 nominations
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'The Pacific' Premieres March 14 on HBO Canada
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Leipzig Out at National Geographic; Battsek in Talks
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(From The Culture Post. 7 January 2010, 5:00 AM, PST)
Leipzig Out at National Geographic; Battsek in Talks
(From Thompson on Hollywood. 5 January 2010, 12:05 PM, PST)
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Realistic WWII Drama With Warts Included
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705 min (10 parts)
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1.78 : 1 more
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USA:TV-MA |
Malaysia:U |
Finland:K-15 |
South Korea:15 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:MA |
Belgium:KNT |
Brazil:14 (TV rating) |
Brazil:16 (DVD rating) |
Germany:16 |
Germany:18 (episode 3) |
Netherlands:16 |
New Zealand:R15 |
Norway:15 |
Singapore:M18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15
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The wardrobe department hired the Corcoran Boot Co. to manufacture 500 pairs of paratrooper jump boots to the original Army specifications.
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Factual errors: When the 101st Airborne was sent into Belgium just before the Battle of the Bulge they were ordered to remove the Screaming Eagle patch from their uniforms, so the Germans would not know they were facing an elite division. It was only after the battle when they moved into Hagenau that they were able to wear the patches again.
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Harry Welsh:
I made up my mind, Nix. I got the points, I'm going back to Kitty.
Cpt. Nixon: Harry, do you really think that Kitty hasn't run off with some 4-F by now?
Harry Welsh: [laughing] Son of a bitch, that's not even funny...
Richard Winters: Harry, ignore him.
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Cpt. Nixon: Harry, do you really think that Kitty hasn't run off with some 4-F by now?
Harry Welsh: [laughing] Son of a bitch, that's not even funny...
Richard Winters: Harry, ignore him.
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Was Lieutenant Dike killed in the fighting for Foy?Where's Simon Pegg?
Who was the dead guy in an SS uniform they found in the Eagle's Nest? Was it Hitler?
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"Band of Brothers" in a word is awesome. I couldn't wait to see each episode. Co-Executive Produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, it has the realism, look and feel of Spielberg's "Saving Private Ryan" (1998) but with more insight into the characters. Hanks even directed one episode himself.
Told over ten gut wrenching episodes, the story centers on a company of soldiers in the 101st American Airborne Division in WWII from their initial basic training to their landing in France on D-Day to their many battles and ordeals through to the liberation of a concentration camp and finally through to the end of the war.
The soldiers are ordinary people thrust into horrific situations and shows how each is able (or not able) to deal with the situations. The battle scenes are realistic and convincing and the special effects are breath taking. While the series depicts the trials and tribulations of the company, it isn't afraid to show how the war affects seemingly sane and rational men. For example there is a scene where the nominal hero of the story, Winters (Damien Lewis) shoots an unarmed German soldier out of frustration. There is also a scene where a group of German prisoners are cut down by an American officer after he had given them cigarettes. Even after the German surrender there are instances of out and out murder of Germans. This is very rare for an American war story.
The cast is of largely unknown actors, which makes for a more effective telling of the story. There is no John Wayne leading the troops to victory kind of thing. Damien Lewis is very good as Winters who rises through the ranks to lead the company. Ron Livingston plays his friend and second in command, Nixon. Others include David Schwimmer, excellent as the training officer, Scott Grimes as Malarkey the grizzled sergeant and ex New Boys on the Block member Donnie Wahlberg effective as Corporal Lipton.
"Band of Brothers" is a story that could only be told in a mini-series. It clearly shows that war really is hell.