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1) Up periscope
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A Navy frogman under secret orders is whisked from a stateside romance to the perils of warfare in the South Pacific in 1942.
2) Adrift
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on the true story of survival, a young couple's chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history.
3) Windtalkers
Publisher
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 153 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A battle-weary Marine Sergeant guards and ultimately befriends a young Navajo trained in the one wartime code never broken by the enemy, the Navajo Code.
5) Midway
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2020.
Formats
Description
Centers on the Battle of Midway, a clash between the American fleet and the Imperial Japanese Navy which marked a pivotal turning point in the Pacific Theater during WWII. The film, based on the real-life events of this heroic feat, tells the story of the leaders and soldiers who used their instincts, fortitude, and bravery to overcome the odds.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
World War II rages across the Pacific and Lieutenant Commander Duke E. Gifford (John Wayne) is in the thick of it. He evacuates children from enemy-held islands ; oversees the research and development of torpedoes at Pearl Harbor ; and prowls the depths in the submarine Thunderfish, hoping for a chance to aim his improved "tin fish"-- Torpedoes at the hulls of the enemy fleet.
7) Kon-Tiki
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2013
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (96, 118 minutes) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on a true story. Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl crossed the Pacific Ocean in a balsa wood raft in 1947, together with five men, to prove that South Americans back in pre-Columbian times could have crossed the sea to settle on Polynesian islands. After gathering financing for the trip with loans and donations, they set off on an epic 101-day-long journey across eight thousand kilometers, all while the world was watching.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
During World War II, onboard a ship in the U.S. Pacific Fleet, an event occurs unlike any that the United States Navy has ever experienced. A ship's captain is removed from his command by his executive officer in an apparent outright act of mutiny. As the trial of the mutineers unfold, it comes to light that Captain Queeg was mentally unstable, perhaps even insane. The Navy must then decide if the Caine Mutiny is a criminal act or an act of courage...
9) The Pacific
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (ca. 530 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The extraordinary experiences of three men and their fellow Marines take them from the first clash with the Japanese in the haunted jungles of Guadalcanal, through the impenetrable rain forests of Cape Gloucester, across the blasted coral strongholds of Peleliu, up the black sand terraces of Iwo Jima, through the killing fields of Okinawa, to the triumphant, yet uneasy, return home after V-J Day.
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (169 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After Elizabeth, Will, and Captain Barbossa rescue Captain Jack Sparrow, who is trapped in Davy Jones' Locker, they must face their foes. Lord Cutler Beckett, now has control of Jones' heart and forms a dark alliance with him in order to rule the seas and wipe out the last of the Pirates. Jack, Barbossa, Will, Elizabeth, and crew must call the Pirate Lords from the four corners of the globe, including the infamous Sao Feng, together. The Pirate Lords...
11) Life of Pi
Pub. Date
2013
Formats
Description
Possessing encyclopedia-like intelligence, unusual zookeeper's son Pi Patel sets sail for America, but when the ship sinks, he escapes on a life boat and is lost at sea with a dwindling number of animals until only he and a hungry Bengal tiger remain.
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003], c1957
Physical Desc
1 DVD (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A World War II Marine sergeant and a Roman Catholic nun are both marooned together on a South Pacific island, hemmed in by surrounding Japanese troops. The sergeant does his best to make the nun's ordeal less painful, but is torn by his growing love for her. The nun is equally fond of the sergeant, but refuses to renounce her vows. Their unrealized ardor mellows into mutual respect as they struggle to survive before help arrives.
13) Midway
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Dramatic personal stories of the men who fought the courageous battle that was to be the Pacific turning point for the United States.
Series
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (148 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A commercial airliner develops engine trouble while flying over the Pacific Ocean. The pilot panics, so it is up to the washed-up co-pilot to get the plane down safely. Based on an Ernest K. Gann bestseller.
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (168 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After Elizabeth, Will, and Captain Barbossa rescue Captain Jack Sparrow, who is trapped in Davy Jones' Locker, they must face their foes. Lord Cutler Beckett, now has control of Jones' heart and forms a dark alliance with him in order to rule the seas and wipe out the last of the Pirates. Jack, Barbossa, Will, Elizabeth, and crew must call the Pirate Lords from the four corners of the globe, including the infamous Sao Feng, together. The Pirate Lords...
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