Clint Eastwood The Directors Collection 5 Disc Box Set Blu-Ray

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Titles Comprise Gran Torino Clint Eastwood returns to the big screen as Walt Kowalski a cantankerous veteran of the Korean War who catches his young Hmong neighbour attempting to steal his cherished 1972 Gran Torino urging him to try & reform the boy of his burgeoning criminal ways Flags of Our Fathers February 1945 Even as victory in Europe was finally within reach the war in the Pacific raged on One of the most crucial & bloodiest battles of the war was the struggle for the island of Iwo Jima which culminated with what would become one of the most iconic images in history five Marines & a Navy corpsman raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi The inspiring photo capturing that moment became a symbol of victory to a nation that had grown weary of war & made instant heroes of the six American soldiers at the base of the flag some of whom would die soon after never knowing that they had been immortalized But the surviving flag raisers had no interest in being held up as symbols & did not consider themselves heroes; they wanted only to stay on the front with their brothers in arms who were fighting & dying without fanfare or glory Flags of Our Fathers is based on the bestselling book by James Bradley with Ron Powers which chronicled the battle of Iwo Jima & the fates of the flag raisers & some of their brothers in Easy Company Letters from Iwo Jima The island of Iwo Jima stands between the American military force & the home islands of Japan Therefore the Imperial Japanese Army is desperate to prevent it from falling into American hands & providing a launching point for an invasion of Japan General Tadamichi Kuribayashi is given command of the forces on the island & sets out to prepare for the imminent attack General Kuribayashi however does not favor the rigid traditional approach recommended by his subordinates & resentment & resistance fester among his staff In the lower echelons a young soldier Saigo a poor baker in civilian life strives with his friends to survive the harsh regime of the Japanese army itself all the while knowing that a fierce battle looms When the American invasion begins both Kuribayashi & Saigo find strength honor courage & horrors beyond imagination Mystic River Three childhood friends
- Jimmy Markum (Sean Penn) Dave Boyle (Tim Robbins) & Sean Devine (Kevin Bacon)
- are thrust together as adults when Jimmy&s 19 year old daughter is murdered Clint Eastwood&s powerhouse drama secured Best Actor & Best Supporting Actor Oscars for Sean Penn & Tim Robbins respectively at the 2004 Academy Awards Unforgiven an exciting modern classic that rode off with four 1992 Academy Awards Clint Eastwood & Morgan Freeman play retired down-on-their-luck outlaws who pick up their guns one last time to collect a bounty offered by the vengeful prostitutes of the remote Wyoming town of Big Whiskey Richard Harris is an ill-fated interloper a colourful killer-for-hire called English Bob Gene Hackman is the sly & brutal local sheriff whose brand of Law enforcement ranges from unconventional to ruthless Big trouble is coming to Big Whiskey Actors Clint Eastwood Cory Hardrict John Carroll Lynch Ryan Phillippe Jesse Bradford Adam Beach John Benjamin Hickey Sean Penn Gene Hackman Morgan Freeman & Richard Harris Director Clint Eastwood Certificate 15 years & over Year 1992 ; 2003 ; 2006 ; 2008 Screen Widescreen Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English Duration 10 hours & 40 minutes (approx)