The Pacific [6 Discs] [Blu-ray]

Overview

Band of Brothers producers Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg re-team to produce this ten-hour World War II miniseries based on the books With the Old Breed by Eugene Sledge and Helmet for My Pillow by Robert Leckie. Additional interviews conducted by the filmmakers in collaboration with Hugh Ambrose (son of late Band of Brothers author Stephen E. Ambrose) detail the arduous odysseys of U.S. Marines Sledge, Leckie, and John Basilone from their first skirmishes in Guadalcanal to their eventual return to American soil following V-J Day.

Product Details

Release Date:	11/02/2010
UPC:	0883929080632
Original Release:	2010
Rating:	TV-MA
Source:	Hbo Home Video
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	8:50:00
Sales rank:	21,791

Special Features

Features include:; The pacific enhanced viewing: learn more about the marines and gain a deeper historical understanding while watching this 10-part, 10-hour, picture-in-pictures experience; The pacific field guide:; navigate through the major events featured in the pacific, view exclusive content including animated maps, interviews with historians and veterans, historical footage, photographs and more

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

James Badge Dale	Robert Leckie
Jon Seda	John Basilone
Joe Mazzello	Eugene B. Sledge
Ashton Holmes	Sid Phillips
Henry Nixon	Hugh Corrigan
Jon Bernthal	Manuel Rodriguez
Joshua Biton	J.P. Morgan
Tom Budge	Ronnie Gibson
Josh Helman	Lew 'Chuckler' Juergens
Keith Nobbs	Wilbur 'Runner' Conley
Jacob Pitts	Bill 'Hoosier' Smith
William Sadler	Lewis 'Chesty' Puller
Hans Zimmer	Composer
Geoff Zanelli	Composer
Blake Neely	Composer

Technical Credits

Tom Hanks	Executive Producer
Steven Spielberg	Executive Producer
Gary Goetzman	Executive Producer
Cherylanne Martin	Producer
Todd London	Producer
Steven Shareshian	Producer
Meg Liberman	Casting
Cami Patton	Casting
Joss Williams	Special Effects
John E. Sullivan	Special Effects