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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0097368013049
Format: Box set, Collector's Edition, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Miniseries, NTSC
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 6
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 25, 2004
Running Time: 868 minutes
Sales Rank: 1730
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: February 06, 1983
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An engrossing, 1983 television miniseries based on a bestselling work of historical fiction by Herman Wouk, The Winds of War is an admirable production reminiscent of the era of Hollywood's epic features. At the center of the globe-trotting story is the Henry family, whose laconic but straight-shooting patriarch is United States Navy Commander Victor "Pug" Henry (Robert Mitchum), sent to Hitler's Berlin in the spring of 1939 as a naval attaché to the then-neutral American embassy. A keen observer, Pug deduces that Germany is not preparing for war on two fronts (western Europe on one side, Russia on the other) despite what the Nazis want the world to believe, meaning that Hitler must be working out a secret peace deal with Stalin. Pug's prescience makes him a favorite eyewitness in Berlin for Franklin D. Roosevelt (Ralph Bellamy); the irony is that Pug is far less sagacious when it comes to the realities of his family.
Polly Bergen plays unhappy wife Rhoda, who turns to A-bomb developer Palmer Kirby (Peter Graves) for comfort. Pug's 19-year-old daughter, Madeline (Lisa Eilbacher), defies her iron-willed dad's decision that she stay in school by taking a job for CBS radio in New York. Compliant son Warren (Ben Murphy) can't seem to get Pug's attention despite doing everything right (including becoming a Navy pilot, eventually present at the bombing of Pearl Harbor). By contrast, Pug spends more time fuming over black sheep son Byron (Jan-Michael Vincent), who is working in increasingly Fascist Italy as an assistant to an art historian (John Houseman) while trying hard to woo the latter's exasperating niece, Natalie (Ali MacGraw). The story of Byron and Natalie takes up much of The Winds of War as the pair traverse Poland during the shock of Hitler's 1939 assault, and Jewish Natalie later finds herself trapped inside Italy facing the threat of concentration camps. Before The Winds of War ends, each of these characters will end up in places and situations, and with historical figures (Churchill, Mussolini) as well as ordinary people, they would not have anticipated outside the pressures of war. The program's length and smart script allow for a lot of ideas and background detail that pull a viewer in--happily. --Tom Keogh
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I had wanted this item for quite a while.When it arrived soon as possable i sat down to watch it. I am very pleaset with this item,and will purchase other items in the future. Thank you.
George W.Wolcott
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I saw The Winds of War on TV in the 80's and I liked it. I watched it again in 2008 and I liked it even more. I continued to love the relationship between Jan-Michael and Ali Macgraw.
He is great looking and looks like he comes form a military family. He plays the quiet type with a sarcastic sense of humor. Ali plays a very intelligent Jewish girl..... a few years older than Jan-Michael. At first, I thought her acting was terrible......but she kind of grows on you and now I don't ... Read More
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This is a very well directed and acted adaptation of Herman Wouk's The Winds of War. I recommend this miniseries to anyone who is a history buff of World War II. You learn a lot of things you didn't know before and are reminded of things you might have forgotten. It is a very detailed accounting of World War II which is why it is so lengthy and that the sequel to it (War and Remembrance) is in two parts. The location shooting is fabulous and it is also integrated with actual footage of the war. ... Read More
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Ok, like many other reviewers of this "mini-series"/movie, I have to begin my review with unmitigated praise for Herman Wouk's book of the same title. Well-researched, well-written, and with nearly perfect character and plot development that is flawlessly set in the world's greatest modern drama, Winds of War deserves every accolade heaped upon it.
The movie, not so much. Don't get me wrong, it's entertaining, but it does not accomplish what the book accomplishes. It is not as artisic, as educational, ... Read More
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One of the best mini series of all times. worth the price if you have not seen it before.
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