December 7th: The Pearl Harbor Story (1943) On DVD

Actor :      Walter Huston, Harry Davenport, Dana Andrews, Paul Hurst, George O'Brien
Director:   Gregg Toland, John Ford
Genre:      Documentary
Year:         1943
Studio:      Vci Video
Length:     82
Released: April 24, 2001
Rating:      Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format:     DVD
Misc:         NTSC, Black & White
Language:English
subtutles: N/A

DESCRIPTION:

John Ford's "DECEMBER 7th: THE PEARL HARBOR STORY," was banned by the U.S. Government for nearly fifty years. This special edition is now available; presenting the fully restored 84-minute version, with subtitles added to the controversial Japanese language sequences and a special "behind the scene" introduction. (A completely censored 34-minute version of the film was released and earned John Ford his fourth Academy Award.) This full-length version stars Walter Huston as Uncle Sam and is set in Honolulu on the day before the Japanese attack. Uncle Sam vacations complacently in Hawaii, concerned with the on-going war in Europe. On Sunday morning, December 7th, air squadrons appear, "swooping down like flights of tiny locust". The attack on Pearl Harbor, America's first battle of World War II, is vividly illustrated as only Hollywood can do. Bonus Features: Universal Newsreel: Pearl Harbor first films| Movietone News Extra! - First actual battle films. Includes comments by Al Brick- the Movietone cameraman who filmed the footage| Japan's Reaction! - When this "uncensored" version was first shown in Japan in 1995 it was treated as a major news story. See the actual newscast| Commentary by 4 actual Pearl Harbor survivors| Compare the "cut" and "uncut" versions| Frank Capra's infamous "Know Your Enemy" (1945) 62-minute documentary| Scene Selection. Specs: DVD9; Dolby Digital Mono; 104 minutes; B&W; 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio; MPAA - NR; Year - 2001; SRP - $9.99.