THE UNKNOWN WAR
WWII AND THE EPIC BATTLES OF THE RUSSIAN FRONT
Hosted & Narrated by Oscar®-Winner Burt Lancaster Script Adaptation and Music Score by Rod McKuen
LANDMARK 20-PART SERIES IN A COLLECTIBLE 5-DVD BOX SET
ARRIVES ON HOME ENTERTAINMENT SHELVES NATIONWIDE FOR THE FIRST TIME
OWN THE ENTIRE COLLECTION ON DVD MAY 24, 2011 FROM SHOUT! FACTORY
On May 24, 2011, Shout! Factory will launch what is sure to become one of the most coveted home entertainment box sets of the year – THE UNKNOWN WAR: WWII AND THE EPIC BATTLES OF THE RUSSIAN FRONT. Perfectly timed for Memorial Day and just one month shy of the 70th anniversary of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, this collectible 5-DVD box set includes all 20 episodes of the gripping 1978 docu-series, as well as provocative bonus content. Featuring rare and stunning footage recorded by Soviet camera crews on the front lines–most of it unseen since the series’ original broadcast on public television 30 years ago—this DVD collection is a must-have for WWII buffs and history fans in general. It’s priced to own at $39.97 SRP. THE UNKNOWN WAR: WWII AND THE EPIC BATTLES OF THE RUSSIAN FRONT is now available to preorder at Amazon.com, ShoutFactoryStore.com, and other online retailers.
Hosted and narrated by Academy Award®–winner Burt Lancaster, THE UNKNOWN WAR: WWII AND THE EPIC BATTLES OF THE RUSSIAN FRONT delivers a sweeping chronicle of the Soviet’s struggle against – and ultimately victory over – the Nazi war machine. From the Nazi’s invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941 to the Russians’ victorious march into Berlin in 1945, THE UNKNOWN WAR takes a 360° look at the strategies, suffering, heroism and courage of the Soviet experience with footage retrieved from the vaults of the Kremlin. Here are the devastating battles in the air, at sea and on land; and the poignant stories of daring and loss from what the Russians call “The Great Patriotic War.” This epic documentary series sheds new light on the Red Army’s massive contribution to the Allies’ defeat of Hitler, and its re-emergence should be celebrated as an invaluable addition to the recorded history of World War II.
DVD BONUS CONTENT
Interview with Rod McKuen
Celebrated writer, performer and composer Rod McKuen, who adapted the screenplay and composed the musical score for The Unknown War, discusses the unusual genesis of this Cold War Soviet-American coproduction.
Analysis by Willard Sunderland, Associate Professor of Russian history at the University of Cincinnati.
Program Running Time: +/- 16.5 hours
About Shout! Factory
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