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The Sand Pebbles (The Movie) - Disc 1
(1966)
The Sand Pebbles tells many stories. It's the story of China, a slumbering giant that rouses itself to the cries of its people - and of the Americans who are caught in its bloody awakening. It's the story of Frenchy (Richard Attenborough), a crewman on the U.S.S. San Pablo who kidnaps his Chinese...
Starring: Richard Attenborough, Steve McQueen
Director: Robert Wise
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The Thin Red Line
(1999) [IIb]
In World War II, the outcome of the battle of Guadalcanal will strongly influence the Japanese's advance into the pacific. A group of young soldiers is brought in as a relief for the battle-weary Marine units. The exhausting fight for a key-positioned airfield that allows control over a 1000-mile...
Starring: George Clooney, Sean Penn
Director: Terrance Malick
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The Warlords (The Movie) - Disc 1
(2007)
It's a heroic tale of three blood brothers and their struggle in the midst of war and political upheaval. It is based on "The Assassination of Ma," a Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) story about the killing of general Ma Xinyi. The story was filmed by Zhang Che in 1973 as The Blood Brothers.
Starring: Andy Lau, Jet Li, Takeshi Kaneshiro
Director: Peter Chan
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Tokyo Trial
(2007) [IIa]
The Tokyo Trial, which took place after WWII ended, lasted for two and a half years from May 1946 to November 1948. The prosecution team was made up of judges from 11 nations including Australia, Canada, China, France, Great Britianm India, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Philippines, the Sovie...
Starring: Ken Zhu, Tse Kwan Ho, Kenneth Tsang
Director: Gao Qun Shu
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Troy (Special Features) - Disc 2
(2004) [IIb]
-In the thick of battle analyzes the film's thrilling action sequences
-FROM RUINS TO REALITY explores the history behind the production design
-Troy: An effects Odyssey reveals the secrets behind the miraculous special effects
-Gallery of the Gods: 3D-animated guide to Greek myths.
Starring: Orlando Bloom, Brad Pitt
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
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Troy (The Movie) - Disc 1
(2004) [IIb]
It is the year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age. Two emerging nations begin to clash after Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was taken by the Trojans, he asks his br...
Starring: Orlando Bloom, Brad Pitt
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
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We Were Soldiers
(2002) [IIb]
In a place soon to be known as The Valley of Death, in a small clearing called landing zone X-Ray, Lt. Colonel Hal Moore (Mel Gibson) and 400 young fathers, husbands, brothers, and sons, all troopers from an elite American combat division, were surrounded by 2,000 North Vietnamese soldiers. The e...
Starring: Mel Gibson, Greg Kinnear, Madeleine Stowe
Director: Randall Wallace
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Windtalkers
(2002) [IIb]
WWII. Joe Enders, a decorated Marine who is by-the-book to a fault, is just coming back on duty (by cheating on his medical tests). "Ox" Anderson, much greener, is also getting the same new task: Protect the Navajo codetalkers (Ben Yahzee and Charles Whitehorse, respectively). While Enders is ini...
Starring: Nicolas Cage
Director: John Woo
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