DVD : World War II - Vol. 5: The World At War/ Appointment In Tokyo
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786304870754
Format: Black & White, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 6304870752
Label: Madacy Records
Manufacturer: Madacy Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: Madacy Records
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 09, 1997
Running Time: 100 minutes
Sales Rank: 147670
Studio: Madacy Records
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These two documentaries are a pictorial record of the WWII European and Pacific theaters, with footage that will astound anyone interested in history.
"The World at War" states "nothing has been staged, everything is authentic", and goes back to the roots of WWII, from the Japanese in China, Mussolini in Ethiopia, German involvement in Spain, and Hitler in Munich.
There is President Roosevelt with his "a day that will live in infamy" speech to Congress, but mostly, it has film captured from the enemy, with amazing footage taken from Luftwaffe bombing flights, and the rapid invasion of country after country by Hitler leaving devastation in its wake; it also has a segment of the Soviet army, but what this film really makes one realize, is that if the US had not joined and lost so many of its finest for freedom, the world would have turned into a horror. Total running time is 44 minutes.
"Appointment in Tokyo" is unforgettable. This is a "must see" documentary for everyone but children and the squeamish, as it shows much of the carnage of battle very close-up, in the jungle as well as in the city of Manila.
Very well written (though not politically correct), there is a gripping intensity to this film, and the footage of the young men who fought so bravely is extremely moving.
The incredible scene of the signing of the surrender of Japan on the USS Missouri is shown, with Gen. Douglas MacArthur looking and sounding like a god, as he says "a free ... Read More
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starring: Laurence Olivier, Sir Max Aitken, Stephen Ambrose, André Beaufre, David Belchem
directed by: John Pett, David Elstein, Hugh Raggett, Ted Childs, Michael Darlow
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786304870754
Format: Black & White, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 6304870752
Label: Madacy Records
Manufacturer: Madacy Records
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: Madacy Records
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 09, 1997
Running Time: 100 minutes
Sales Rank: 147670
Studio: Madacy Records
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