| Title |
The war collection. Volume 1. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2020]. |
| ©1953, 1954, 1955. |
| Description |
3 DVD-videos (335 minutes) : sound, black & white ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Sony Pictures Home Entertainment : DPDA0982 ; D49369 ; D49370 ; D50446. |
| The Dam Busters originally released in 1955 ; The Cruel Sea in 1953 and The Colditz Story in 1955. |
| Dam Busters based on the novel of the same name by Paul Brickhill and Enemy Coast Ahead by Guy Gibson. |
| Cruel Sea based on the novel of the same name by Nicholas Monsarrat. |
| Colditz Story based on the novel of the same name by Pat Reid. |
| Special features: Dambusters: 617 Squadron Remember: exclusive documentary ; Interview with Sir Donald Sinden ; Behind-the-scenes stills gallery ; Trailer (Cruel Sea) ; 53 minute documentary Colditz Revealed: Life inside the Colditz castle ; Restoration comparison. |
| Contents |
The Dam Busters (1955) -- The Cruel Sea (1953) -- The Colditz Story (1955). |
| Credits |
Directed by Michael Anderson (Dam Busters) ; Charles Frend (Cruel Sea) ; Guy Hamilton (Colditz Story). |
| Performers |
Richard Todd, Michael Redgrave (Dam Busters) ; Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden, Denholm Elliot, Virginia McKenna (Cruel Sea) ; John Mills, Eric Portman (Colditz Story). |
| Summary |
THE DAM BUSTERS (1955): After inventing the "bouncing bomb", which can skip across water until it encounters a dam to explode, Dr Barnes Wallis (Michael Redgrave) struggles for years to develop his new device for use in World War II. Once the bombs are ready to be tested, Wing Commander Guy Gibson's (Richard Todd) squadron must be specially trained to drop the sensitive weapons on Germany's Ruhr Dams. |
| THE CRUEL SEA (1953): Despite his guilt over a recent harrowing sea battle in which many of his men were lost, Lieutenant Commander George Ericson (Jack Hawkins) is assigned to helm the new H.M.S. Compass Rose with the help of steadfast seaman Lieutenant Lockhart (Donald Sinden). When the small vessel is sent to escort convoys of ships fighting German U-boats in the North Atlantic, the mettle of the novice crew is tested by the weather, the turbulent sea and enemy attacks--one of which nearly destroys the Compass Rose. |
| THE COLDITZ STORY (1955): The story of the legendary breakout by World War II Allied POWs from Colditz Castle, the Germans' supposedly escape-proof fortress in Saxony. Undaunted by the threat of execution, the inmates try every conceivable means of escape--until someone hits upon the audacious idea of walking out dressed as enemy officers. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby Digital 2.0 mono/stereo, Region 4, PAL, 1.33:1 full frame, anamorphic widescreen, 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen. |
| Language note |
English. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. |
| Subjects |
Brickhill, Paul -- Film adaptations |
| Gibson, Guy -- Film adaptations |
| Monsarrat, Nicholas, -- 1910-1979 -- Film adaptations |
| Reid, P. R. (Patrick Robert), 1910-1990 -- Film adaptations |
| Great Britain. -- Royal Air Force. -- Squadron, 617 -- Drama |
| Schloss Colditz (Colditz, Germany) -- Drama |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama |
| World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Drama |
| Navies -- Great Britain -- Drama |
| Prisoners of war -- Germany -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Great Britain |
| Motion pictures, British |
| Genre |
War films |
| Historical films |
| Film adaptations |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Anderson, Michael, 1920-2018 director. |
| Frend, Charles, 1909-1977 director. |
| Hamilton, Guy, 1922-2016 director. |
| Todd, Richard, 1919-2009 actor. |
| Redgrave, Michael actor. |
| Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973 actor. |
| Sinden, Donald actor. |
| Elliott, Denholm actor. |
| McKenna, Virginia, 1931- actor. |
| Mills, John, 1908-2005 actor. |
| Portman, Eric, 1901-1969 actor. |
| Brickhill, Paul. Dam busters Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
| Gibson, Guy. Enemy coast ahead Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
| Monsarrat, Nicholas, 1910-1979. Cruel sea Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
| Reid, P. R. (Patrick Robert), 1910-1990. Colditz story Motion picture adaptation of (work): |
| Added titles |
The dam busters (Motion picture : 1955) |
| The cruel sea (Motion picture : 1953) |
| The Colditz story (Motion picture : 1955) |
| Series |
Classics remastered |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
- Brickhill, Paul -- Film adaptations .
- Feature films .
- Feature films -- Great Britain .
- Fiction films .
- Film adaptations .
- Gibson, Guy -- Film adaptations .
- Great Britain. -- Royal Air Force. -- Squadron, 617 -- Drama .
- Historical films .
- Monsarrat, Nicholas, -- 1910-1979 -- Film adaptations .
- Motion pictures, British .
- Navies -- Great Britain -- Drama .
- Prisoners of war -- Germany -- Drama .
- Reid, P. R. -- (Patrick Robert), -- 1910-1990 -- Film adaptations .
- Schloss Colditz (Colditz, Germany) -- Drama .
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired .
- War films .
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Drama .
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Drama .
Broader Subject References:
Authors:
- Anderson, Michael, 1920-2018 .
- Brickhill, Paul. Dam busters .
- Elliott, Denholm .
- Frend, Charles, 1909-1977 .
- Gibson, Guy. Enemy coast ahead .
- Hamilton, Guy, 1922-2016 .
- Hawkins, Jack, 1910-1973 .
- McKenna, Virginia, 1931- .
- Mills, John, 1908-2005 .
- Monsarrat, Nicholas, 1910-1979. Cruel sea .
- Portman, Eric, 1901-1969 .
- Redgrave, Michael .
- Reid, P. R. (Patrick Robert), 1910-1990. Colditz story .
- Sinden, Donald .
- Todd, Richard, 1919-2009 .
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