Tora! Tora! Tora! [videorecording] / 20th Century Fox presents an Elmo Williams-Richard Fleischer production ; screenplay by Larry Forrester, Hideo Oguni, Ryuzo Kikushima ; produced by Elmo Williams ; Japanese sequences directed by Taschio Masuda and Kinji Fukasuka ; directed by Richard Fleischer.
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FilmPublisher number: 2001317 | Twentieth Century Fox Home EntertainmentLanguage: engfre Summary language: engspa Publication details: Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2001.Edition: Special edDescription: 1 videodisc (144 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits: - Music, Jerry Goldsmith.
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Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | ACTION Tora! To | Available | 33111005053398 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This 25-million dollar epic collaboration accurately recreates the events that led to the Japanese attack on the American naval base during World War II. With Germany's invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, the wheels are set in motion by Japan to plan the attack. After internal differences in the government, the Japanese quickly mobilize plans for the assault. Key American personnel ignored warnings of the possibility of Japanese aggression. The first part of the film divides scenes from both countries. Part two contains spectacular battle scenes of the bombing that destroyed the American naval base of operations in Hawaii. Governmental errors on both sides add to the confusion, but the Japanese ultimately carry out the deadly mission. The film did well in Japan, did not do well in the he United States, and took years to make back the production costs. It remains an insightful and well crafted World War II action drama that was the result of years of negotiations between the two countries. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi
Anamorphic widescreen format (aspect ratio 2.35:1).
Based on the books: Tora! Tora! Tora! by Gordon W. Prange, and The broken seal by Ladislas Farago.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1970.
Special features include: Day of infamy, documentary ; commentary by Richard Fleischer and Stewart Galbraith ; theatrical trailer.
Music, Jerry Goldsmith.
Martin Balsam, Joseph Cotten, E.G. Marshall, James Whitmore, Jason Robards, Soh Yamamura, Tatsuya Mihashi, Takahiro Tamura, Eijiro Tono, Koreya Senda.
A dramatization which chronicles the bombing of Pearl Harbor from both the Japanese and American points of view.
MPAA rating: G.
DVD.
English (4.1 surround, Dolby surround) or French (mono) language soundtracks with optional subtitles in English and Spanish ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.