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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. The series details the arduous odysseys of U.S. Marines, Sledge, Leckie, and John Basilone from their first skirmishes in Guadalcanal, through the rain forests of Cape Gloucester and across the perilous sands of Iwo Jima, to their eventual return to American soil following V-J Day. Additional interviews conducted by the filmmakers in collaboration with Hugh Ambrose (son of late Band of Brothers author Stephen E. Ambrose.Product Identifiers
EAN5051892024471
eBay Product ID (ePID)102177499
Product Key Features
Film/TV TitleThe Pacific
ActorJimmy Fallon, David Schwimmer, Frank John Hughes, Rick Warden, Damian Lewis, Matthew Settle, Donnie Wahlberg, Ron Livingston, Scott Grimes
Subtitle LanguageBulgarian\Castilian Spanish\Croatian\Danish\Dutch\English\Finnish\French\Greek\Hebrew\Hungarian\Norwegian\Polish\Portuguese\Romanian\Serbian\Slovenian\Turkish
FormatDVD
Release Year2010
LanguageEnglish
FeaturesStandard Edition, Widescreen, With Subtitles
Aspect Ratio16:9
GenreWar
Run Time630 Mins
Additional Product Features
Certificate15
Number of Discs6
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America
ReviewsTime Magazine - And while it's hard to convey tropical heat and chronic weariness onscreen, The Pacific manages to viscerally sell the agony of noncombat too, the terror, disease and hostile weather., Chicago Sun-Times - It's a majestic, 10-part movie medal of honour for every person who ever put on a uniform because he believed he was one of the good guys., Los Angeles Times - [A] splendid production, absolutely worth watching in its 10-hour entirety., Entertainment Weekly - The Pacific has both grand scale and intimacy. It builds in intensity as the series proceeds.
AuthorStephen E. Ambrose
Consumer AdviceContains strong language, bloody violence and gore
Movie/TV TitleThe Pacific
ComposerMichael Kamen
Executive ProducerTom Hanks, Steven Spielberg
Sound sourceDolby Digital\Dolby Surround 5.1
CinematographerJoel Ransom, Remi Adefarasin
Format DescriptionDVD 9
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- 10 Feb, 2021
Not Gung - Ho , simply a masterpiece from the actors, producer and director. A must have for fans of the genre,
As new , remarkable and authentic production describing the hard fought Pacific war that our allies fought and won. An illustration of why dictators never succeed and a true lesson in life. Superb acting and direction throughout , a little gory in places for some perhaps , but this was exactly as it occurred and it is directed with no punches held back. The human story included is superb without the silly gung -ho indulgences of the common American over patriotic movies. Tom Hanks masterpiece film.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 28 Sep, 2022
High-budget tv series about US marines fighting the island battles of the Pacific campaign, 1942-45
This is a high budget tv series about the island battles of the Pacific campaign 1942-45, and should be compared to the earlier Band of Brothers, which covered the European campaign 1944-5. Again, we follow the fortunes of a single elite company --- this time, marines. However, the emphasis is now on the leadership and fighting skills of the sergeants & corporals, rather than the officers. In Band of Brothers, veteran soldiers became closer to one another, the company proved their elite status, and enjoyed the fruits of victory. Major Winters was visibly ennobled by the war. The Pacific is very different. The marines continually fight for island after island, taking 35% casualties in many battles against an enemy who will not surrender, even when clearly beaten. They fight heat, damp, sores, wildlife, and lack of clean water. Although they win every battle, ultimate victory in the war comes only from the A-bomb. This supremely attritional campaign wears the marines down, physically, mentally, & morally. Some end up in a mental ward. Replacements are ignored or mercilessly teased by veterans, who believe that rookie mistakes will quickly get them killed. Even the veterans end up hating each other. Finally, on Okinawa, the tactics of the Japanese force the marines to throw away the Geneva Convention, and they start to shoot unarmed soldiers, and even civilians. Despite this bleak vision of war, the series benefits from excellent computer graphics, which aid the large scale action, especially in the amphibious landings. The different climates of Guadalcanal, Peleliu, and Okinawa are also realistically portrayed. The acting is not of the calibre of Band of Brothers, and characterisation is weaker. Overall, though, this series is educational with high production values, and worth a watch. 6/10Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 23 May, 2019
A heart-wrenching and inspiring watch
This 10-part miniseries is a truly riveting watch following the stories of three Marines fighting in the Pacific during World War II. It is thought provoking, visceral at times, and focuses on the bonds formed between the Marines during tragic and horrifying times. Unlike its precursor, Band of Brothers, The Pacific focuses on the journey before, during, and after the war, documenting the lasting effects of trauma on each individual man. Notably, my favourite character, Eugene Sledge, enters the war as a naive sheltered boy and, during his time as a Marine, slowly falls from grace and begins to lose his humanity; the noticeable change from innocence to hardened resignation is a truly harrowing thing to watch and performed so beautifully on screen. I would recommend this series to anyone with an interest in war films and series, but (as cliched as it is to say) it is not for the faint-hearted, particularly with the reminder that these atrocities are not at all a work of fiction. A fantastic show with inspiring acting, stunning cinematography, and three incredibly well-written and entwined stories weaving throughout one of the most horrendous events in history.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 11 Mar, 2025
A very good HBO Movie combining action a...
A very good HBO Movie combining action and relationships between soldiers and each other plus, although the Australians were in the Pacific war, Americans were top dog. Nothing new eh?Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 10 Mar, 2018
Wow felt like I was there
This is by far the best mini series you can buy. Band of brothers is also good but this is just amazing after reading the books off two of the men in this I decided to by the dvd it's just amazing full of everything a good war film needs would highly recommend.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 03 Jul, 2017
Good value translation of war time memoirs
The TV series product motivated me to read the two memoirs on which it is based: Eugene Sledge's "With the old breed" and Robert Leckie's "Helmet for a pillow". The TV series is a reasonable translation of those two memoirs and is what you would expect from a Spielberg production: entertaining and good quality. I recommend it to anybody interested in the WWII Pacific war fought by the US Marines.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 22 Jul, 2020
The Pacific
I recently bought this and its another great slice of ww2 history from the HBO team. I found it captivating and so much more than just a war film.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 31 Dec, 2020
Good, no punches pulled.
Very well made, shows the horrors of the Pacific war and the terrible effects it had on the boy soldiers, at the same time it showed just how much they helped each other through it.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 30 Aug, 2017
An amazing series
The realisation of what the Americans went through when fighting in the Pacific is starkly told in this series. It is very well acted and Tom Hanks, the director, really made it incredibly realistic. I would recommend everyone to watch this series.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 17 Mar, 2021
The Pacific
Yet to watch, but the graphics on the metal box this DVD set is in in worth the price I have paid. The production gets excellent reviews. if its anything like the forerunner Band of Brothers I am in for 10 hours of great entertainment.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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