JOHN WAYNE: WAYNE AT WAR by John Wayne, John Agar, Adele Mara, Forrest Tucker, Arthur Franz, Julie Bishop, Wally Cassell, Richard Jaeckel, Martin Milner, James Brown, Susan Hayward, Dennis O'Keefe, William Frawley, Duncan Renaldo, Addison Richards, Leonid Kinskey, Paul Fix, William Forrest, Jay Norris, John Carroll, Anna Lee, Paul Kelly, Mae Clarke, Gordon Jones, Edmund MacDonald, Bill Shirley, David Bruce, Anthony Quinn, Beulah Bondi, Fely Franquelli, Lawrence Tierney, Philip Ahn, Richard Loo, Leonard Strong, Abner Biberman, Janet Leigh, Jay Flippen, Hans Conried, Richard Rober, Roland Winters, Ivan Triesault, John Bishop, Joyce Compton, Robert Ryan, Janis Carter, Don Taylor, James Bell, William Harrigan, James Dobson, Michael St Angel, Gordon Gebert ( 5050582465907 )

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Title:

JOHN WAYNE: WAYNE AT WAR

Starring:

John Agar, Philip Ahn, Michael St Angel, James Bell, Abner Biberman, John Bishop, Julie Bishop, Beulah Bondi, James Brown, David Bruce, John Carroll, Janis Carter, Wally Cassell, Mae Clarke, Joyce Compton, Hans Conried, James Dobson, Paul Fix, Jay Flippen, William Forrest, Fely Franquelli, Arthur Franz, William Frawley, Gordon Gebert, William Harrigan, Susan Hayward, Richard Jaeckel, Gordon Jones, Paul Kelly, Leonid Kinskey, Anna Lee, Janet Leigh, Richard Loo, Edmund MacDonald, Adele Mara, Martin Milner, Jay Norris, Dennis O'Keefe, Anthony Quinn, Duncan Renaldo, Addison Richards, Richard Rober, Robert Ryan, Bill Shirley, Leonard Strong, Don Taylor, Lawrence Tierney, Ivan Triesault, Forrest Tucker, John Wayne, Roland Winters

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Cat No:

8246590

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5050582465907

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Distributor:

UNIVERSAL PICTURES

Regions:

2 (UK, Europe, Japan, South Africa and Middle East)

Rel. date:

6 November, 2006

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Running Time:

590 mins

Language:

English

Description:

Six classic war films starring John Wayne. In 'Sands of Iwo Jima' (1949), set during World War Two, hard-bitten sergeant John M. Stryker (Wayne) earns the enmity of the recruits he trains for action in the Pacific. New recruit Peter Conway's (John Agar) dislike for his commander turns to respect, however, when the latter saves him from a grenade. The squad are forced to show their mettle when they are sent into Iwo Jima to take Mount Suribachi whilst under constant fire from the Japanese. In 'The Fighting Seabees' (1944), tough construction foreman Wedge Donovan (Wayne) is posted to the South Pacific in 1942 to repair installations close to the Japanese lines. The bullheaded Wedge helps set up a Construction Batallion (or 'Seabee'), but discovers the need for military instruction when his men come under fire. Meanwhile, he finds romance with his commander's daughter - reporter Constance Chesley (Susan Hayward). In the American propaganda movie 'Flying Tigers' (1942), made soon after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and featuring many Japanese warplanes being blown out of the sky, squadron Leader Gordon (Wayne) commands the US Flying Tigers squad against Japan's fleet of bombers. However, resentment grows amongst his team when one pilot's glory-seeking efforts place the mission at risk. In 'Back to Bataan' (1945), Wayne plays Colonel Joseph Madden, who helps liberate the Japanese prison camp Cabanatuan on the island of Bataan, only to remain there in order to organise a guerilla movement against the enemy. Freedom fighters led by Captain Anders (Anthony Quinn) help the Americans in their war against the Japanese. 'Jet Pilot' (1957) is set at the height of the Cold War, when relations between the United States of America and the Soviet Union are frosty to say the least. However, ace American pilot Colonel Shannon (Wayne) finds himself thawing a little when he meets Anna, a beautiful young woman from the wrong side of the Iron Curtain. Shannon attempts to curb his desires for the sake of national security, but a cross-cultural romance between the pair soon ensues. Finally, in 'The Flying Leathernecks' (1951), tough disciplinarian Major Dan Kirby (Wayne) is put in charge of a marine fighter squadron in the South Pacific - but he proves to be unpopular with the men, who were expecting the more popular Captain Carl Griffin (Robert Ryan) to be promoted. Discovering a shortage of planes and pilots, Kirby nonetheless manages to whip his reluctant men into fighting shape. Renowned auteur Nicholas Ray directs.

Features:

Interactive Menus

Directors:

Edward Dmytryck, Allan Dwan, Edward Ludwig, David Miller, Nicholas Ray, Josef von Sternberg

Genre:

Feature War

No. of pieces

Returns:

Returnable

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