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Product Description: Nazi Panzer forces stage a last-ditch Belgian front offensive that could turn the tide of WWII. Henry Fonda Robert Shaw and Robert Ryan in the spectacular recreation of a crucial campaign. Year: 1965Running Time: 170 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE UPC: 085391108627Amazon.com: The German offensive in December 1944 became the basis for this all-star Hollywood take on the Battle of the Bulge. Henry Fonda is an officer who predicts the assault, Robert Ryan and Dana Andrews are Army brass skeptical of his intuitions, and Robert Shaw (his hair dyed yellow and his eyes glinting with malice) is a German officer leading the tank attack. Shaw is certainly the most compelling thing about the film, especially in his philosophical debates with ambivalent underling Hans Christian Blech. Elsewhere, the movie jumps around to sidebar stories (cowardly James MacArthur becomes a leader, wheeler-dealer Telly Savalas falls in love) while messing around with the historical facts of the battle. There are interesting episodes, such as the Malmedy massacre of American POWs and the Germans' use of English-speaking spies, but overall Battle of the Bulge has the feeling of having been patched together from different scripts. On the physical level the movie comes up short, with the Spanish locations rarely suggesting the wintry misery of the battle, and the use of models and studio sets highly inadequate. A number of war films from this era are compelling on their own terms, but in the wake of Saving Private Ryan and Band of Brothers, this one looks antique. --Robert Horton
Customer Reviews:
- very old favorite wore out vhs /please replace non HD.: Battle of the Bulge.-I was a teenager in the ww2,3brothers in service I wanted to know all about the war. I have many ww2 videos in my collection. Just met you recently, want to order more,but can not play HD.
Have sent"Battle"back . please replace with non HD.Reordered but was sent another"Battle" I am sending it back . Please tell me if you have only HD.
I will still continue to order non HD videos . I hope we can work together on this . I still want to order ww2 videos .Thank You .
Maitland Breen . Wish you could give me a contact phone #. MB - "Worst Blu-Ray Transfer Ever!": I was really excited to watch this one on Blu-Ray, hoping that it would be a clear and excellent presentation. About 15 minutes into the film, I could see a white haze on both sides of the picture. This continued in and out through the whole film,(in one scene, we view a train going through a tunnel at full speed, but it in the blackness, it actually looks like you're looking through a telescope at night) HORRID!
The film itself..ditto, HORRID! - Entertaining But Not Historical.: Great entertainment. But of limited historical value. No proper credit given to the roll of 3rd Army and Air Force for ending the Nazi's offensive. Still, the almost 3 hours movie keeps pace and viewer interest.
- battle of the buldge: The movie was great, portraying the last ditch effort of Germany to win or prolong world war two. The battle scenes and story line kept you in your seat waiting to see what was going to happen next. A must purchase for WWII enthusiests.
- Battle of the Bulge: Great stuff. Sustain action through out the film and keeps you on the edge of your seat to find out what will be the outcome of this great battle. Another great movie.
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