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The World War Collection (The Sound Barrier / King and Country / Angels One Five / The Captive Heart) (1946)
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| Starring: | Michael Redgrave, Rachel Kempson, Frederick Leister, Mervyn Johns, Rachel Thomas, Jack Warner, Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd, Nigel Patrick, Dirk Bogarde, Tom Courtenay, Leo McKern, Jack Hawkins, Michael Denison, Dulcie Gray |
| Director: | Basil Dearden |
| Genre: | Foreign, Military/War, England, World War II, Military/War-British |
| Year: | 1946 |
| Studio: | Lions Gate |
| Length: | 400 minutes |
| Released: | May 27, 2008 |
| Rating: | NR |
| Format: | DVD |
| Misc: | NTSC, Full Screen, Black & White |
| Language: | English(Original Language), Spanish(Subtitled), English(Subtitled) |
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SYNOPSIS:The World War Collection brings four acclaimed British films together – for the first time ever – in one unique DVD box set. The pulse-pounding action and drama of World War I and World War II comes to life in these honored films –The Sound Barrier, King and Country, Angels One Five and The Captive Heart. The Sound Barrier, directed by legendary filmmaker David Lean, was the 1952 BAFTA Film Award winner for Best British Film and Best Actor (Ralph Richardson) and won the Academy Award for Best Sound. King and Country and Angels One Five were also acknowledged with BAFTA Film Award nominations for Best British Film.
The Sound Barrier (1952)
A daring WWII fighter pilot marries the daughter of an oil tycoon and turns his sights to his father-in-law’s personal quest – to break the sound barrier.
King and Country (1964)
WWI Army private Hamp faces a court-martial after deserting his post. Hamp’s lawyer, Captain Hargreaves, must argue against the charges before an Army tribunal in order to save him from a nasty stigma, or worse – execution. This compelling film earned BAFTA Film Award nominations for Best British Film, Best British Actor (Sir Dirk Bogarde), Best British Art Direction and Best British Cinematography.
Angels One Five (1952)
The Battle of Britain is played out through the valiant efforts of the Hurricane Squadron. Group Captain “Tiger” Small, Squadron Leader Peter Moon and Pilot Officer “Septic” Baird try to hold off air attacks from the Germans. A voice crackles in the pilot’s headphones: “Hello, Pimpernel – bandits ahead of you – Angels One Five.” The Hurricanes climb to 1,500 feet. The historic battle has begun. Angels One Five was nominated for two BAFTA Film Awards for Best British Film and Best Film from Any Source.
The Captive Heart (1952)
After the evacuation at Dunkirk, some thousands of British prisoners are sent to German P.O.W. camps. One such group includes Captain Geoffrey Mitchell, a concentration-camp escapee who assumed the identity of a dead British officer. To avoid exposure, Mitchell must correspond with the dead man's estranged wife Celia, but eventual exposure seems certain and his men must find a way to get him out before it is too late.
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