Features: Gift Set, Box Set, DVD, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Dolby Digital (5.1)
Contains both the Hollywood blockbuster and a special historical documentary: PEARL HARBOR 60TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE EDITION and NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BEYOND THE MOVIE: PEARL HARBOR.PEARL HARBOR 60TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE EDITION: Two childhood friends, Rafe McCawley (Ben Affleck) and Danny Walker (Josh Hartnett), had always shared a passion for flying, which leads them to join the United States armed forces in the early 1940's as the rest of the world was becoming embroiled in World War II. Eager to participate in combat, Rafe feels compelled to join the British, leaving his girlfriend, army nurse Evelyn Stewart (Kate Beckinsale) behind. She and Danny are later transferred to the tropical base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where they eventually find out that Rafe was shot down in combat in Europe. Eventually Danny and Evelyn move on and become romantically involved, but their happiness is cut short by Rafe's unexpected return and the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor that changed the course of history forever. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC BEYOND THE MOVIE: PEARL HARBOR: Bridging the world between fact and fiction, National Geographic offers a compelling new program designed to enhance the movie-going experience. National Geographic Beyond The Movie: Pearl Harbor exposes the real stories, the real heroes, the real places and the real action depicted in the Touchstone Pictures release Pearl Harbor to help audiences explore the provocative real-life questions raised by the Hollywood feature film.
"[Movie] ...the best piece of popular entertainment to come along in years..." Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
"[Movie] An unabashedly old-fashioned and irony-free wartime romance..." Joe Leydon, San Francisco Chronicle
"[Movie] ...makes Titanic look like a kiddies' bath toy..." Neil Smith, BBC
Editor's Note
Director Michael Bay (ARMAGEDDON, THE ROCK) uses a tragic romantic triangle to set the stage for the infamous Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in this epic tale of love, loss, and patriotism. When Evelyn (Kate Beckinsale), a beautiful Navy nurse, meets dashing ace Army fighter pilot Rafe (Ben Affleck), the two fall madly in love, only to be separated abruptly when he is called upon to help fight the war in Europe. Unforeseen circumstances lead Evelyn into the arms of Danny (Josh Hartnett), another fighter pilot and Rafe's best friend since childhood. In the meantime, the Japanese military is planning the surprise early morning raid on Hawaii that will pull the United States into World War II. Spectacular special effects vividly recreate the attack in devastating detail as bombs explode, torpedoes shoot through the water, and bullets fly, shaking tranquil Pearl Harbor to its core. Bay deftly captures the patriotism and the loss of innocence of the young men and women who were suddenly thrust into the war. Cuba Gooding, Jr., Jon Voight, Alec Baldwin and Mako also star in this tribute to both the fallen and the survivors of one of the most horrific tragedies ever to occur on American soil.
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