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Operation homecoming : writing the wartime experience / director & producer, Richard E. Robbins ; a production of The Documentary Group for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting ; a co-production of the Independent Television Service.
LIBRA DVD 023 095
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Iraq War, 2003-2011--Personal narratives, American.
- Iraq War, 2003-2011.
- Afghan War, 2001-2021--Personal narratives, American.
- Afghan War, 2001-2021.
- Soldiers' writings, American.
- Genre:
- Personal narratives -- American.
- Documentary films.
- Historical films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Personal narratives.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Edition:
- Widescreen format.
- Other Title:
- Writing the wartime experience
- Place of Publication:
- [New York, N.Y.] : Documentary Group : Distributed by New Video, 2007.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Closed-captioned.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
- digital
- optical
- surround
- Dolby digital 5.1
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- "Illuminates the extraordinary experiences of American servicemen and women through their own personal stories ... Distinguished actors like Robert Duvall, Beau Bridges, and Aaron Eckhart give voice to the poems, stories, essays, letters, and journal entries of people on the front lines [in Iraq and Afghanistan]"--Container.
- Participant:
- Voices: Beau Bridges, Robert Duvall, Aaron Eckhart, Christopher Gorham, Justin Kirk, John Krasinski, Josh Lucas, Brian Turner, Blair Underwood.
- Credits:
- Director of photography, Jason Ellson ; editor, Gillian McCarthy ; music, Ben Decter.
- Notes:
- Originally produced as a documentary film in 2007.
- Special features (32 min.): 5 interviews (18 min. total); poetry reading ("Eulogy", 2 min.); bonus 8mm footage from "Road work" (4 min.); "Men in black" illustrated storyboard (6 min.); trailer (2 min.); filmmaker bio (Robbins, 4 p.).
- Director Richard E. Robbins was nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in documentary films by the Directors Guild of America, 2008.
- Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience was nominated for the Academy Awards' Best Documentary Feature, 2008.
- Operation Homecoming was nominated for the 2007 International Documentary Association feature film award.
- Special Jury Prize winner, Florida Film Festival 2007.
- ISBN:
- 1422902102
- 9781422902103
- OCLC:
- 191702484
- Publisher Number:
- 767685102404
- NNVG102401 Docurama
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