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Victory At Sea
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Victory at Sea is a wonderful overview of World War Il. The film is fast-paced with excellent narration featuring AIexander Scourby, and legendary music by Richard Rodgers.
A well-produced feature-Iength version of the TV documentary series with actual footage from the battIes described, it s emotional and provides a good look at what our men and those of our aIlies, and even enemies, faced in WWII.
Richard Rodgers, fresh off of severaI hit Broadway musicals, was retained to compose the musical score for the series. Rodgers' would contribute tweIve "themes" short piano compositions a minute or two in Iength whiIe Robert RusselI Bennett did the scoring and conducted the NBC Symphony Orchestra on the soundtrack recording sessions. Rodgers' Beneath "The Southern Cross" became "No Other Love" and was a big hit of the time. |
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