Dead Men's Secrets) (Includes Collectible Scrapbook) on DVD

WW II 60th Anniversary Collection
Das Boot/Anzio/Caine Mutiny/Dead Men's Secrets
Actors: Humphrey Bogart, José Ferrer, Van Johnson, Fred MacMurray, Jürgen Prochnow
Directors: Duilio Coletti, Edward Dmytryk, Wolfgang Petersen
Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama, Educational, Military & War

PG 2005 8hr 55min

DAS BOOT: This gripping tale from Academy Award® nominated director Wolfgang Peterson follows the daring patrol of U96, one of the famed German U boats known as the "gray wolves." The crew aboard the U96 is graphicall... more »y portrayed in a desperate life and death struggle, coping with endless hours of claustrophobic boredom at sea, which quickly gives way to terror when confronting the enemy. DAS BOOT delivers an amazingly accurate account of Germany's elite U boat crewmen, as it deliberately hammers away at the tragic waste of war. ANZIO: Screen greats Robert Mitchum, Peter Falk, and Arthur Kennedy star in the riveting war drama ANZIO, a vivid portrait of one of the bloodiest WWII battles ever fought. After landing with allied troops at Anzio, Italy in 1944, war correspondent Dick Ennis (Mitchum) and buddy Corporal Rabinoff (Falk) tell Anzio commander General Lesley (Kennedy) that the road to Rome is wide open. But instead of heading to Rome, Lesley attempts to build a coastal stronghold, only to discover that the Germans have outflanked them by enclosing the Anzio beachhead. Four months and over 30,000 casualities later, the Allied forces smash through the German lines and victoriously march to Rome. Directed by highly-acclaimed action director Edward Dmytrk (The Caine Mutiny, Back to Bataan), ANZIO is a powerful film and a symbol of heroic tenacity. THE CAINE MUTINY: This is a classic film of modern day mutiny aboard a Naval vessel based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Herman Wouk. The nervous and inept behavior of Captain Queeg (Humphrey Bogart) during maneuvers aboard the U.S.S. Caine a destroyer/mine sweeper attracts the attention of the ship's crew members and it's executive officer, Maryk (Van Johnson). When Queeg's neurotic behavior reaches a breaking point during a fierce typhoon, Maryk takes command of the ship. Queeg then retaliates by having Maryk court-martialed. In a tense courtroom sequence, Lt. Greenwald (Jose Ferrer), assigned to Maryk's defense, systematically breaks Queeg down on the stand. Maryk wins the case but the victory is short-lived as Lt. Greenwald reveals that the men have all been the unwitting victims of a deceptive shipmate named Lt. Keefer (Fred MacMurray), who actually instigated the mutiny for his own purposes. An all-star cast makes this film one to remember. SECRETS OF THE SEA WOLVES: Learn what life was like aboard a Nazi sub in the North Atlantic during World War II. WWII's longest, most crucial battle was waged at sea where German U-boat packs roamed the Atlantic hunting their prey. In a campaign to cut off vital supplies from the U.S. to Great Britain, they came close to starving England into surrender. If they succeeded, the Allies would almost certainly lose the war. Using archival footage of U-boats at work, we see that the Germans were at the forefront of technology, and how the Allies fought back to force the U-boat menace into submission.

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Actors: Humphrey Bogart, José Ferrer, Van Johnson, Fred MacMurray, Jürgen Prochnow
Directors: Duilio Coletti, Edward Dmytryk, Wolfgang Petersen
Creators: Duilio Coletti, Dean Riesner, Frank De Felitta, Giuseppe Mangione, H.A.L. Craig
Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama, Educational, Military & War
Sub-Genres: Action & Adventure, Love & Romance, Educational, Military & War
Studio: Sony Pictures
Format: DVD - Color
DVD Release Date: 10/25/2005
Original Release Date: 06/24/1954
Theatrical Release Date: 06/24/1954
Release Year: 2005
Run Time: 8hr 55min
Screens: Color
Number of Discs: 4
SwapaDVD Credits: 4
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 0
Edition: Box set
MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Languages: English, French, German

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Member Movie Reviews

K. K. (GAMER)
Reviewed on 10/13/2023...

Anzio - A two-hour movie that should have been condensed to an hour and a half. The special effects were authentic (no-CGI) making the scenes much more realistic. The land mine scene was pretty awesome and so was the final scene.

Movie Reviews

Another Collectable

P. Maidens | Everywhere | 01/09/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I have every DVD version of Das Boot. I have even watched it with the Audio in German and English subtitles, it never fails to shock me. Together with Anzio & the Caine Mutiny, these movies really start to bring home what our Fathers and Grandfathers went through during WWII, lest we forget!

When you can buy great, multiple movies together like this, it's a no-brainer."

A couple of good war movies and a dud.

Jim Lively | Douglas, Arizona | 10/01/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Enjoyed the movies Caine Mutiny and Das Boot. Both exciting in their own way. Herman Wouk wrote the novel from which "Caine" was taken. It's a dandy of a read, also. The movie Anzio was a dud. Boring with a capital "B." I've seen more action in my kid's morning bowl of Rice Crispies. However, all in all the collection is worth the price, with special features like Dead Mens Secrets and the Scrapbook, that offset the disappointment of the one bad flick.

If you really like The Caine Mutiny as much as I did, you may want to try to locate a short story about the Last Captain of the Caine. It was written by Herman Wouk, as well, and provides an interesting look at his idea of what happened to some of the major players in the story after the mutiny incident. Das Boot also comes in a shorter version, which I have on VHS, so I can enjoy the entense U-boal experience on DVD all afternoon, or the VHS if I just have a couple of hours. The DVDs all played well with excellent picture and sound. The order arrived in less than a week.

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WW II 60th Anniversary Collection (Das Boot/Anzio/Caine Mut

Michael U. Chaney | Deridder, LA | 09/29/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is a great movie trio for you if you like to relax while watching war movies on a sunday. Start with Caine Mutiny, then Das Boot and then Anzio. Anzio wasn't the best and was longer than hell but it started off a great nap."