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Movie Description This must-own for war and movie buffs features four absolute World War II classics starring some of the most legendary names in Hollywood history. First, Clark Gable and Burt Lancaster star in the submarine suspense-thriller RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP (1958). Next up is a film often regarded as one of the best action-adventure movies of all time, THE GREAT ESCAPE (1963). Steve McQueen and Charles Bronson lead a powerhouse cast. Then, Michael Caine, Lawrence Olivier, Christopher Plummer, and DEADWOOD's Ian McShane take to the skies in the Air Force drama BATTLE OF BRITAIN (1969). Rounding out the collection is the BAFTA Award-winning A BRIDGE TOO FAR (1977), featuring a cadre of over a dozen members of Hollywood royalty, including Caine and Olivier again, James Caan, Gene Hackman, Sean Connery, Anthony Hopkins, Robert Redford, Elliot Gould, Ryan O'Neal, and Maxmilian Schell. Spanning the first three full post-war decades, the films in these collections serve not as only as entertainment, but a look at the evolution of Hollywood's commemoration of the Second World War.
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