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Seeing how it's been almost thirty years since I saw this, I can't believe how well it's held up! I miss the original actors from the first series Winds of War, but the new ones add a different dimension. I really enjoyed watching the tension between the characters and the action during the war scenes. Robert Mitchum and Polly Bergen really make it all work. It's always great to see them on screen. Watching it now makes me wonder what would have happened if there would have been a third book. Buy this you'll enjoy it if you're a fan of World War II literature. Herman Wouk wrote and weaves a great saga!
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Herman Wouk's powerful, sweeping epic of WWII continues without a hiccup, although a few of the roles have been cast with different actors. Battle scenes are vivid and intense. The human stories play out against this backdrop and somehow avoid (for the most part) soap opera cliches and manipulation. The movies of Winds of War and War and Remembrance make me want to read the books again.
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As one who has been in combat since 1970 I can tell you with the highest level of honour, that this miniseries, along with the "Winds of War" are exceptional. While not totally accurate with their history, these film sets are the best I have ever seen. They rank right there with John Ford and Ken Burns. The script was clearly worked on for a long time as they got the essence of the two books very well. The acting was exceptional as was the attention to detail. You will feel like you are a part of the battles and more, you will understand more of WW ll then any other film can give you. Many say it is too long. Well people, wars are long. So, to recount them accurately is takes time. I was there in the film. I felt the emotions, I did the fighting, I was at the camps of horror. It was exhausting but then war is exhausting. In this series we see Hitler far more accurately then ever before. He was a serious mental case and the actor who played that role had a hard job and he pulled it off extremely well. Hitler helped end the war with his opening a second front when he shouldn't have, not paying to his generals and admirals, not deploying troops,supplies, tanks when he should have and more. This was well treated in series. If you want films that have exception adaptions, acting, musical score, a greater understanding of war and the horrors of this war, then this is the series to buy. It is expensive however in the end it is cheaper as you won't need to buy any more films on WW ll. I truly enjoyed it. Not for the War but for how it comes together. It is like a living thing you are in. It is well worth the money spend on the TWO miniseries as you will watch them again and again and each time seeing it in a different way, always learning more I used them to teach WW ll.Read full review
Great Epic Story (about World War 2 events) called "The Winds of War" (miniseries) with the second and third (final) segments of the story continued in this miniseries called "War and Remembrance". Great acting by Robert Mitchum, Jane Seymour, John Gielgud, and a LOT of Hollywood Stars including a young Sharon Stone. Writing was great from Herman Wouk's two epic novels and Cinematography is great, too. These DVDs are Standard Definition (720x480) 4:3 Aspect Ratio [normal for 1980's vintage Broadcast TV}]. The video and audio quality on the disks are excellent, and I would highly recommend both miniseries for a weekend or two of "Binge Watching"
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This is not a classic "War Movie", but rather the story of one family caught in the drama of World War II. From the growing inhumanity of Nazi Germany, to Pearl Harbor and years of war with the Japanese, Herman Wok's tapestry of lives provides a true picture of those at sea, and at home, during those turbulent times. . The central characters are Captain Victor "Pug" Henry, a career naval officer, his wife Rhoda, their two sons, one a aviator and the other a submariner, and their wives. All the human emotions come into play, fear, anger, joy, betrayal, sorrow and fast paced realistic war action, keep this saga compelling. . A wonderful story with likable,if flawed characters, make this one of my all time favorites.
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