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  • Actors: Damian Lewis, Robin Laing, Dexter Fletcher, David Schwimmer, James Madio
  • Directors: Phil Alden Robinson, Richard Loncraine, Mikael Salomon, David Nutter, Tom Hanks
  • Format: PAL, Subtitled
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 6
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: 22 Oct 2007
  • Run Time: 598 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000X4EPXG
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,474 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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A genuinely epic achievement, the 10-part World War II drama Band of Brothers is a television series that makes big-screen Hollywood war movies look small in comparison. Based on the book by historian Stephen Ambrose, the series follows the US 101st Airborne Division's "Easy" E-Company from initial training through D-Day and across Holland, Belgium, Germany and Austria until the end of the war. Coproduced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, the series take its initial inspiration from Saving Private Ryan and borrows that film's visceral visual approach to combat scenes using hand-held camerawork and de-saturated photography. But where Band of Brothers excels is in its scrupulous attention to the realities of military life (retired US Marine Captain Dale Dye, who also co-stars, is the man to credit). After the high drama of the parachute drop on D-Day, Easy's greatest trial comes during the Battle of the Bulge, when they are besieged at Bastogne in the depths of winter. In one of the most harrowing and credible depictions of war ever committed to film we see the men enduring the repeated artillery attacks of the German forces and experience, if only vicariously, some of the sheer terror of the assault, while being humbled by the soldiers' courage and determination. Such feelings are enhanced by the series' masterstroke--bookend interviews with the surviving members of Easy Company, who talk with barely suppressed emotion of the experiences we see recreated. The endorsement of these veterans elevates Band of Brothers beyond any mere "war film"--its extraordinary achievement is that it shows the horror and savagery of war without gloss or jingoism, and yet celebrates the fraternal bonds and dogged heroism of the men who fought.

On the DVD: Band of Brothers arrives handsomely packaged in a six-disc commemorative tin, with disc 6 containing all the extras, the meatiest of which is the marvellous 80-minute documentary "We Stand Alone Together" about the real men of Easy Company. There's also a first-rate, genuinely interesting 30-minute "making of" feature about actor boot camp, visual effects and blowing up fake trees among many other things. This is complemented by actor Ron Livingston's revealing Video Diaries of boot camp. Additionally there's a "Who's Who" section and footage of the HBO premiere at Utah Beach, plus a TV spot for car company Jeep. --Mark Walker


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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Band of Brilliance, 18 Nov 2007
By SHANN "SHANN" (England, London) - See all my reviews
This is an absolutely superb series. Delivered brilliantly, its very difficult to know where to start. The visuals are awesome, the writing is outstanding, acting is superb and the entire series is gripping. Set in WW2 following easy company through various scenarios/missions and settings. Its clear that massive effort has gone into this series producing a truly world class end product. There is a range of scenery, each shot brilliantly. There is not, in my opinion, an over reliance on CGI and it feels unbelievably real. This box set is a snip at £35 and would make anyone interested in this type of genre a very happy individual. I would imagine that most dads in particular would find this a welcome addition to the DVD rack. Buy it as it is money well spent.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The greatest tv series of all time, 9 Dec 2007
By Jay (UK) - See all my reviews
I really cant stress quite how amazing this series is... Its completely and utterly flawless; Everything from the casting, down to the post production. Hanks and Spielberg truly out do themselves, making every single episode appear like a high budget film, sucking you in and making you endure every single ricochet bullet and exploding artillery shell.
Im personally sick of seeing films and programs consistently portraying World War II being won by the Yanks, but this is one exception. Not only does it feel uniquely like the story its coming straight from veteran's mouths, but a large amount of the cast are British!

Lovely jubbley
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23 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Utter brilliance, 20 Nov 2007
By Antonio Moncayo (Zaragoza) - See all my reviews
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This is one of the top 10 war movie productions ever made.
Follow the lives of Easy company from the training grounds in USA , England , France , Holland and Germany.

Filmed with great realism ( second to saving private Ryan ) and with an outstanding direction each episode could have been a war movie on its own , so what you get in this boxset is 6 great war movies.

The extras and production notes are worth watching but the best part are the interviews to the living soldiers.

This guys deserve a lot of respect and I was very much impressed with the quality of picture and sound in this epic war collection.

More please
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5.0 out of 5 stars Band Of Brothers
This is the best WWII drama i have ever seen. Better even than Saving Private Ryan. Being an ex soldier myself and having been in combat, i know it to be very realistic. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. R. Hughes

5.0 out of 5 stars Need sub-titles?
Sub-titles are in English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Croatian, Czech, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Polish, Turkish, Dutch, Bulgarian, Romanian and... Read more
Published 1 month ago by C. X. Linton-Willoughby

5.0 out of 5 stars Value for money
Bought this as a gift for my husband as he was obsessed with the series when it was on TV. He loves it.
Published 2 months ago by Rosa Grace

5.0 out of 5 stars band of brothers complete dvd set
My son has almost worn these out he has played the set so often. good price, came in a collectable keepsake tin.
Published 7 months ago by Mrs. Lynne E. Brittany

5.0 out of 5 stars W O W
This is the most heart wrenching,spallbinding production. The acting is amazing, and the hardship, relationships and comradery of war are depicted wonderfully.
Published 9 months ago by T. Price

5.0 out of 5 stars I never tire of watching it
This is a true story of young men thrown into war, and the courage they display. How indeed they do become a Band of Brothers. Read more
Published 10 months ago by J. A. Sugrue

5.0 out of 5 stars As good as TV can possibly get
Without any doubt at all 'Band Of Brothers' is one of the greatest TV series ever produced.Brilliantly fimed,impressively acted and intensely moving it is the benchmark as to how... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mr. A. Whiteside

5.0 out of 5 stars Class, Pure Class!
This series following the experiences of a group of para's (101st Airborne division) from the training camp to the wars end is filled with pure class. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Mr. K. J. Wilcock

5.0 out of 5 stars BRILLIANT - Everyone Should See This Series
BRILLIANT
One of the best war series ever - as time goes by we tend to forget that so many people gave their lives for our freedom - watch this and remember. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Irishmoll

5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone should be made to watch this!!
Having just finished watching this i felt compelled to write something about its magnificence. It is Saving Private Ryan the series - only even better. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Baribus

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