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We Were Soldiers

Starring Mel Gibson and written by Randall Wallace (Braveheart), We Were Soldiers is an action packed war movie that features explosive battle sequences, thrilling aerial photography and unforgettable military heroes who fought for their country, their loved ones and their freedom. The year is 1965 and America is at war with North Vietnam. Commanding the air cavalry is Lt. Col Hal Moore (Gibson), a born leader committed to his troops.

His target: the la Drang Valley, called "The Valley Of Death." As Moore prepares for the first major battle in the Vietnam War, he makes a strong promise to his soldiers: "I will leave no man behind, dead or alive. We will come home together." The heroic story of commitment, courage and sacrifice also stars Madeline Stowe, Greg Kinnear, Sam Elliott, Chris Klein, Keri Russell and Barry Pepper.

Letters From Iwo Jima (2-disc Widescreen)

From Academy Award-winning director Clint Eastwood comes the untold story of the Japanese soldiers who defended their homeland against invading American forces during World War II.

With little defense other than sheer will and the volcanic rock of Iwo Jima itself, the unprecedented tactics of General Tadamichi Kuribayashi (Ken Watanabe, The Last Samurai) and his men transform what was predicted to be a swift defeat into nearly 40 days of heroic and resourceful combat.

Their sacrifices, struggles, courage and compassion live on in the taut, gripping film Rolling Stone calls unique and unforgettable.

Eastwood and director of photography Tom Stern paint their picture in a palette of taupes and grays. The landscape of the volcanic island is desolate, providing a hellish experience for the stationed soldiers but a stark beauty for the audience. With this bleak setting, LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA is a powerful ode to duty in dire circumstances.

Featurettes: Red Sun, Black Sand - The Making Of Letters From Iwo Jima - An Inside Look At The Creation Of The Film With All Key Players, The Faces Of Combat - The Cast Of Letters From Iwo Jima - Cast Members Introduce The Characters They Portray In The Film, The November 2006 World Premiere At Budo-kan In Tokyo, & The November 2006 Press Conference.

Great Escape (2-Disc Collector's Edition)

In 1943, the Germans opened Stalag Luft North, a maximum security prisoner of war camp designed to hold even the craftiest escape artists. In doing so, however, the Nazis unwittingly assembled the finest escape team in military history -- brilliantly portrayed here by Steve McQueen, James Garner, Charles Broson and James Coburn -- who worked on what became the largest breakout ever attempted.

One of the most ingenious and suspenseful adventure films of all time, The Great Escape is a masterful collaboration between director John Sturges (The Magnificent Seven), screenwriters John Clavell (Shogun) and W.R. Burnett (Little Caesar), and composer Elmer Bernstein. Based on a true story, The Great Escape is epic entertainment that entertains, captivates, thrills and stirs (Variety).

The Deer Hunter

Winner of five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and one of AFI's Top 100 Films Of All Time, The Deer Hunter follows a group of Pennsylvania steelworkers from their blue-collar lives, hunting in the woods of the Alleghenies, to the hells of Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Academy Award winners Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken star in this unforgettable saga of friendship and courage. Experience the brutality of war and the depths of emotional strain on the human spirit in this all-new special edition.

The Thin Red Line

A powerful frontline cast--including Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Woody Harrelson and George Clooney--explodes into action in this hauntingly realistic view of military and moral chaos in the Pacific during World War II. Nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director (Terence Malick), The Thin Red Line is an unparalleled cinematic masterpiece that Gene Siskel called "brilliant...a terrific achievement...the finest contemporary war film!"

Empire of the Sun

The first major Hollywood production ever to shoot in the People's Republic of China, Empire Of The Sun is based on J.G. Ballard's widely-hailed international best-seller. It recounts the perilous and remarkable events befalling an 11-year-old British boy, whose privileged and sheltered lifestyle is shattered when the armed forces of Imperial Japan--the empire of the sun--invade Shanghai on December 8, 1941, following their bombing of Pearl Harbor.

As Jim Graham, the youngster whose courageous spirit of survival helps him weather separation from his parents and internment in a Japanese prison camp, Christian Bale makes his American screen debut in a riveting central performance that earned him worldwide praise.

A Bridge Too Far

In September 1944, flush with success after the Normandy Invasion, the Allies confidentally launched Operation Market Garden, a wild scheme intended to put an early end to the second World War by invading Germany and smashing the Reich's war plants. But a combination of battlefield politics, faulty intelligence, bad luck and worse weather led to disaster beyond the Allies' darkest fears.

Bridge on the River Kwai

One of the all-time great war films, THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI is yet another classic from the marvelous David Lean (LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, DR. ZHIVAGO). The film is an outstanding, psychologically complex adaptation of Pierre Boulle's 1952 novel, a classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors.

British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson (a fabulous Alec Guinness), the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans.

Although credited to screenwriter Carl Foreman, the script was actually written by blacklisted writer Michael Wilson. The film garnered seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor (Guinness). The climax is one of the great finales in film history.

Lawrence of Arabia (Limited Edition)

Director David Lean follows the heroic true-life odyssey of T.E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) in this dramatic portrait of the famed British officer's journey to the Middle East. Assigned to Arabia during World War I, Lawrence courageously unites the warring Arab factions into a strong guerilla front and leads them to brilliant victories in treacherous desert battlefields where they eventually defeat the ruling Turkish Empire.

Lean's breathtaking masterpiece premiered to critical acclaim in 1962, and won seven Academy Awards including Best Picture. The film then suffered major cuts--and some of the footage was lost for thirty years. This 2-DVD, Limited Edition set restores Lawrence Of Arabia to create a cinematic experience unknown to audiences since the film's theatrical debut and incorporates a myriad of special added-value features.

Kingdom of Heaven (Directors Cut)

Only in this exclusive 4 DVD set can fans take in the director's own version of the acclaimed film, as well as the unique, multi-part documentary that follows the epic from concept and design through production and on to its well-received release. From Ridley Scott, the visionary director of Black Hawk Down and Gladiator, comes this spectacular epic of courage, honor and adventure. Orlando Bloom stars as Balian, a young Frenchman in Medieval Jerusalem during the Crusades, who, having lost everything, finds redemption in a heroic fight against overwhelming forces to save his people and fulfill his destiny as a knight.

Spartacus (1960)

SPARTACUS, based on Howard Fast's popular novel, is Stanley Kubrick's glorious masterpiece about a slave uprising in Rome in 70 B.C. Kirk Douglas, who also served as executive producer, stars as the title character, a man born of a slave woman and a slave master who has known nothing but chains his entire life. After being forced to put on a gladiator show--that almost leads to his death--for wealthy Romans (including a marvelously conniving Laurence Olivier as the power-hungry Crassus), Spartacus leads a slave revolt across Italy that soon has thousands marching on Rome. Meanwhile, he has fallen in love with the beautiful Varinia (an effervescent Jean Simmons), pledging his life to her.