Band of brothers

Resource Information

The work Band of brothers represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Evanston Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Band of brothers

Statement of responsibility

HBO presents in association with Dreamworks and Playtone ; producer, Mary Richards ; executive producers, Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg

Creator

• Band of brothers (Television program : 2001)

Contributor

• DreamWorks Television
• HBO Video (Firm)
• Home Box Office (Firm)
• Playtone (Firm)
• Acevedo, Kirk
• Ambrose, Stephen E
• Bailey, Eion
• Bork, Erik
• Cudlitz, Michael
• Dye, Dale
• Frankel, David, 1960-
• Frye, E. Max
• Gomez, Rick
• Grimes, Scott, 1971-
• Hanks, Colin, 1977-
• Hanks, Tom
• Hughes, Frank John
• Jendresen, Erik
• Leland, David, 1947-
• Lewis, Damian, 1971-
• Livingston, Ron
• Loncraine, Richard
• Madio, James
• McDonough, Neal
• McKenna, Bruce C
• Nutter, David, 1960-
• Orloff, John
• Richards, Mary
• Robinson, Phil Alden
• Salomon, Mikael, 1945-
• Schwimmer, David, 1966-
• Settle, Matthew
• Spain, Douglas, 1974-
• Speight, Richard, 1970-
• Spielberg, Steven, 1946-
• To, Tony
• Wahlberg, Donnie, 1969-
• Yost, Graham

Subject

• Action and adventure television programs
• Historical television programs
• Television adaptations
• Television mini-series
• United States, Army | Parachute Infantry Regiment, 506th | Company E -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• War television programs
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Airborne troops -- Drama
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front -- Drama
• World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States -- Drama

Genre

• Action and adventure television programs
• Drama
• Historical television programs
• Television adaptations
• Television mini-series
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• War television programs

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

Tells the story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army, an elite rifle company that parachuted into France early on D-Day morning, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, captured Hitler's Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden, and suffered heavy casualties. Also includes a documentary about the soldiers in Easy Company

Cataloging source

JED

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Directors of photography, Remi Adefarasin, Joel J. Ransom ; editors, Billy Fox, Oral Norrie Ottey, Frances Parker, John Richards ; music, Michael Kamen ; production designer, Anthony Pratt ; costume designer, Anna Shephard

Dewey number

791.45/75

Intended audience

Not rated

Language note

In English or dubbed in French or Spanish ; optional subtitles in Spanish; closed-captioned

LC call number

D769.347 506th

LC item number

.A57 2002

PerformerNote

Kirk Acevedo, Eion Bailey, Michael Cudlitz, Dale Dye, Rick Gomez, Scott Grimes, Colin Hanks, Frank John Hughes, Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, James Madio, Neal McDonough, David Schwimmer, Matthew Settle, Douglas Spain, Richard Speight, Jr., Donnie Wahlberg

Runtime

705

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action