FIGHTING SULLIVANS, THE
Product Details
- Format: DVD
- Version: Full Screen
- Rating: NR
- Runtime: 112mins
- Aspect: 1.33:1
- Item #: 8440
- Region: NTSC/All Regions
- Audio: Dolby Digital Mono
- Color: B&W
- Language: English
- Country: USA
- UPC: 089859844027
- ISBN: 1-55739-310-9
Summary
This is the movie that inspired "Saving Private Ryan." It's the true story of five brothers who fought and died together when their ship, the American cruiser Juneau, was sunk in the South Pacific during World War II. The Fighting Sullivans is something more than a worthy tribute to a pair of small town parents and the five sons they lost when the Juneau blew up in a battle off Guadalcanal on November 13, 1942. It is a heartwarming slice of Americana that will fill in the background of any number of Americans on the fighting front. The audience's awareness of the news in store for the Sullivan family adds considerably to the film's effect. The Fighting Sullivans generates emotion strictly on it's own terms and without bidding for tears. This Commemorative Edition marks the 63rd anniversary of the sinking of the Juneau.
Bonus
2005 Interview with Frank Holmgren (last living survivor of the sinking)
Video Inside the 5 Sullivan Brothers Veterans Museum
A message from Bob Neymeyer of the Grout Museum
Family Photos
Last Muster List
Memorials from family members
Survivor List
Juneau Action account letter by Lieutenant Roger W O'Neil – Mc-V (G) U S Naval Reserve
Personal Letters
Letter from President Franklin D Roosevelt
New Digital Transfer
Original Theatrical Trailer
2 DVDs - 1-DVD5 & 1 DVD9
Actors
- Ward Bond
- Roy Roberts
- George Offerman Jr
- John Alvin
- James Cardwell
- John Campbell
- Trudy Marshall
- Edward Ryan
- Selena Royle
- Thomas Mitchell
- Anne Baxter
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