Plot & Details
Band of Brothers producers Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg re-team to produce this ten-hour World War II miniseries based on the books With the Old Breed by Eugene Sledge and Helmet for My Pillow by Robert Leckie. Additional interviews conducted by the filmmakers in collaboration with Hugh Ambrose (son of late Band of Brothers author Stephen E. Ambrose) detail the arduous odysseys of U.S. Marines Sledge, Leckie, and John Basilone from their first skirmishes in Guadalcanal to their eventual return to American soil following V-J Day.
- Genre(s): Drama,War
- Run Time: 530min.
- Director(s): David Nutter, Tony To
- Starring: James Badge Dale , Joe Mazzello , Jon Seda
- Themes: Military Life
- Tone: Sweeping,Tense
- Keywords: Marines,Pacific-Ocean,soldier,war
- Language: English
Awards
Golden Globes
| Year | Award | Category | Cast & Crew | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
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