| Description |
1 videodisc (134 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; widescreen;Dolby digital mono. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. English soundtrack; optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles. |
| Cast |
Michael Caine, Cliff Robertson, Ian Bannen, Harry Andrews, Ronald Fraser, Denholm Elliott, Henry Fonda, Ken Takakura. |
| Credits |
Story, Robert Aldrich, Robert Sherman ; director of photography, Joseph Biroc ; film editor, Michael Luciano ; music, Gerald Fried. |
| Note |
DVD release of the 1970 motion picture. |
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Includes original theatrical trailer. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Audience |
Rated PG. |
| Summary |
The U.S. is launching a major naval operation in the South Pacific in the spring of 1942, and to ensure the battle plans remain secret, a Japanese radio installation must be destroyed. To accomplish this task, an American officer is ordered by his commander to join a squad of British misfits on a suicide mission against the facility. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
War films.
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Action and adventure films.
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Feature films.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Aldrich, Robert, 1918-1983.
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Heller, Lukas, 1930-1988.
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Caine, Michael.
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Robertson, Cliff.
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Bannen, Ian, 1928-1999.
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Andrews, Harry.
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Fraser, Ronald, 1930-1997.
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Elliott, Denholm.
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Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982.
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Takakura, Ken, 1931-2014.
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ABC Pictures Corp.
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Palomar Pictures International.
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MGM Home Entertainment.
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| Added Title |
Robert Aldrich's Too late the hero |
| ISBN |
079286056X |
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9780792860563 |
| Music No. |
1006383 MGM Home Entertainment |
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