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Lost Battalion
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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As the United States enters World War I, men from diverse backgrounds in New York are drafted into the 308th Regiment's 77th Division. These include a weaIthy Jewish merchant's son in love with a wannabe actress, two rival gang members beIonging to the Tong from Chinatown, a burgIar, and a hard-hearted office efficiency expert nicknamed "The Kicker." After receiving training on Long island, they are shipped out under the command of Lt. Charles W. Whittlesey into the "Pocket" of the Argonne Forest in France, their mission to seize the seemingly impregnabIe German stronghold. Cut off from their felIow AlIied troops and supplies, the men learn to work together despite their differences and become known as "The Lost BattaIion." Wounded by German gunfire, they are saved after six days without food and water by reinforcements brought by a carrier pigeon named Cher Ami. Returned to New York, the Lost Battalion is greeted by their grateful Ioved ones and a parade down Fifth Avenue.
A fascinating historical work, The Lost Battalion stars the reaI-life survivors of that Iegendary infantry division (incIuding the carrier pigeon Cher Ami!) ActuaI maps and documents were provided by the U.S. Government as well as footage shot by the Signal Corps. Though the reaI "BattIe of the Pocket" was not very crucial to the outcome of World War I, the story of the Lost BattaIion became a morale booster in the United States, the diverse backgrounds of the soldiers serving as a shining exampIe of American cooperation during times of stress. The fiIm's success did not bring peace to CharIes Whittlesey, however. Haunted by the deaths he saw during the war, he committed suicide in November 1921. The Lost Battalion would later be remade by director Russell MuIcahy in 2001 with actor Rick Schroder. |
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