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Greatest classic films collection

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Greatest classic films collection

videorecording : DVD

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World War II soldiers learn of a fortune of gold bars that the Germans have stashed in enemy territory, and decide to steal the lootA World War II drama in which an army major selects 12 men convicted for crimes of violence and offers them their freedom if they will complete a dangerous mission behind Nazi linesWhere eagles dare: Commandos charged with freeing a U.S. general from an Alpine fortress should also be told to trust nothing, including the search-and-rescue order just issued to them. Battleground: The gripping tale of 101st Airborne troops resisting Hitler's fierce, final counteroffensive at Bastogne. A feisty sergeant and a wisecracking private show a rugged and unsparing look at men in combat

Disc 1. Side A:Kelly's heroes / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents a Katzka Loeb production ; produced by Gabriel Katzka and Sidney Beckerman ; written by Troy Kennedy Martin ; directed by Brian G. Hutton ; (1970 ; 143 min. ; col.) -- Side B: The dirty dozen / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents a Kenneth Hyman production ; produced by Kenneth Hyman ; screenplay by Nunnally Johnson and Lukas Heller from the novel by E.M. Nathanson ; directed by Robert Aldrich ; (1967 ; 150 min. ; col.)Disc 2. Side A: Where eagles dare / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents a Jerry Gershwin and Elliott Kastner picture ; produced by Elliott Kastner ; story and screenplay by Alistair MacLean ; directed by Brian G. Hutton ; (1968 ; 155 min. ; col.) -- Side B: Battleground / M-G-M presents a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer picture ; produced by Dore Schary ; story and screenplay by Robert Pirosh ; directed by William A. Wellman ; (1949 ; 118 min. ; b&w)

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WWII battlefront, Europe, [videorecording : DVD]Turner Classic Movies, [videorecording : DVD]