Battle of the Bulge
The last desperate fight that changed the course of history.
Five months after D-Day, most American soldiers think the German army is broken. The Germans think otherwise. In an attempt to buy time to fill the skies with their invincible new jets, they launch one fast, furious offensive: the Battle of the Bulge.
For this epic recreation of one of World War II's most crucial confrontations, director Ken Annakin (The Longest Day) captures the explosive action of massive forces squaring off as well as the brave, individual ingenuity of weary GIs trying to survive a cruel European winter. The cast is a juggernaut of stars: Henry Fonda, Robert Shaw, Robert Ryan, Charles Bronson, Telly Savalas and more. Experience the vast panorama of war in all its intensity - and all its heroism.
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A War Classic - Mike21
A great Blu Ray restoration with great scenes. This is a polished transfer of the widescreen film. The overture is put back and all of the extras that were usually cut. Including the "Panzerlied" gathering of tank commanders that is sometimes missing from television broadcasts as well as the "save the son but shoot the father" scene. The musical score by Frankel is one of the best made in a war film presentation in a full orchestra by the New philharmonic. They have restored the original soundtrack to the DVD and it is impressive for a movie that was made in the 60's. Someone cared about putting this one back together and it shows! Graphics, scenery, etc. are all very impressive. Although this movie was panned as to accuracy as far as the situation, it is a very entertaining movie and is well remembered by everyone who saw it in the movies when it was released.Terrific script, performances - Superdave
The re-creation of a large scale armor offensive is what this film is known for, and that aspect is certainly impressive, but the script is a knockout. Robert Shaw as a Nazi Colonel gets all of the best material, with memorable speeches (I can still recite the one about how a chocolate cake proves the Americans are soft years later) worthy of literature, a rare thing these days. The standout cast features Henry Fonda, Robert Ryan and Charles Bronson as some of the senior American officers, and Telly Savalas as a hustling tank Sgt. running black market goods out of his girlfriend's hotel room. There is excellent intrigue created via a subplot involving SS agents dropped behind U.S. lines to disrupt the retreat.
Charles Bronson has a key scene in which his defense of a town is collapsing and he goes looking for every able-bodied man.
Private - "But sir, we're cooks!"
Bronson - "Lunch is over. Get your rifles and follow me."
Would you say 'no' to the guy? Gives you chills.
A classic of the big budget war actioner with solid production values and good recreation of the bitter cold and poor intelligence that almost conspired to hand the U.S. Army a catastrophic defeat.Great WWII Movie - bUgs1
This is a great WWII movie that has finally been released with the scenes that were in the original release of the motion picture shown in theatres back in the 1960's. These scenes have been missing in the prior releases on the VHS and LaserDisc versions. I have the VHS version that was released in 2001 (I believe) and runs 156 minutes. The DVD version runs 170 minutes and contains the extra 14 minutes, which when you see the complete film is significant. In some cases certain scenes are extended and others were completely missing in prior versions. The video quality is excellent and much better than the VHS version. Sound quality is also superior. The DVD version also contains two short features about the making of the film which provide some interesting background material. They are in black and white and were made around the time of the film.
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A War Classic - Mike21
A great Blu Ray restoration with great scenes. This is a polished transfer of the widescreen film. The overture is put back and all of the extras that were usually cut. Including the "Panzerlied" gathering of tank commanders that is sometimes missing from ...Terrific script, performances - Superdave
The re-creation of a large scale armor offensive is what this film is known for, and that aspect is certainly impressive, but the script is a knockout. Robert Shaw as a Nazi Colonel gets all of the best material, with memorable speeches (I can still recite ...Great WWII Movie - bUgs1
This is a great WWII movie that has finally been released with the scenes that were in the original release of the motion picture shown in theatres back in the 1960's. These scenes have been missing in the prior releases on the VHS and LaserDisc versions. ...