British war collection
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LC Subjects
Action and adventure films.
Air pilots -- Drama.
Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940 -- Drama.
Feature films.
Great Britain. -- Royal Air Force -- Drama.
Midget submarines -- Drama.
Photographers -- Drama.
Spy films.
Undercover operations -- Africa, North -- Drama.
War films.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Africa, North -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations -- Submarine -- Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, British -- Drama.
Other Subjects
World War, 1939-1945 -- Malta -- Drama.

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Published
[United States] : VCI Entertainment, [2011].
Language
English
ISBN
1557397716, 9781557397713
UPC
089859895029

Notes

General Note
The way to the stars originally released as a motion picture in 1945; Sea of sand originally released as a motion picture in 1958; The Malta story originally released as a motion picture in 1953; Above us the waves originally released as a motion picture in 1955.
Creation/Production Credits
The way to the stars / produced by Anatole de Grunwald ; directed by Anthony Asquith (109 min.). Sea of sand / directed by Guy Green ; produced by Robert S. Baker and Monty Berman (99 min.). The Malta story / based on the book by Sir Hugh P. Lloyd ; produced by Peter D. Sarigny ; directed by Brian Desmond Hurst (103 min.). Above us the waves / directed by Ralph Thomas ; produced by William MacQuitty (100 min.).
Participants/Performers
The way to the stars: Michael Redgrave, John Mills, Rosamund John, Stanley Holloway. Sea of sand: Richard Attenborough, Michael Craig. The Malta story: Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Anthony Steel. Above us the waves: John Mills, John Gregson, Theodore Bikel.
Description
The way to the stars: A group of World War II pilots experience life, love and loss. Sea of sand: A detachment of British soldiers must penetrate enemy lines in North Africa and knock out a German fuel dump. The Malta story: A World War II pilot, forced to land in Malta, attaches himself to a local regiment in their struggle to hold out against the Axis. Above us the waves: Britain's heroic attempt to sink a German battleship in a Norwegian fjord.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD ; NTSC ; region 1 encoding ; Dolby digital ; full screen (1.33:1, 1.37:1) presentation.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Attenborough, R., Craig, M., Baker, R. S., Berman, M., Green, G., Guinness, A., Hawkins, J., Steel, A., De Sarigny, P., Hurst, B. D., Lloyd, H., Thomas, R., MacQuitty, W., Mills, J., Bikel, T., Gregson, J., Asquith, A., De Grunwald, A., Redgrave, M., John, R., & Holloway, S. (2011). British war collection . VCI Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Richard. Attenborough et al.. 2011. British War Collection. [United States]: VCI Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Richard. Attenborough et al.. British War Collection [United States]: VCI Entertainment, 2011.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Attenborough, R., Craig, M., Baker, R. S., Berman, M., Green, G., Guinness, A. and Hawkins, J. et al (2011). British war collection. [United States]: VCI Entertainment.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Attenborough, Richard., et al. British War Collection VCI Entertainment, 2011.

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