Herman Wouk's the winds of war
By: [presented by] Paramount Pictures ; teleplay by Herman Wouk from his novel ; produced and directed by Dan Curtis ; ... in association with Paramount Television
Contributors: Mitchum, Robert; MacGraw, Ali; Vincent, Jan-Michael, 1944-; Houseman, John; Bergen, Polly, 1930-2014; Eilbacher, Lisa; Dukes, David, 1945-2000; Topol, 1935-; Murphy, Ben, 1942-; Graves, Peter, 1926-2010; Kemp, Jeremy, 1934-; Bellamy, Ralph, 1904-1991; Tennant, Victoria, 1950-; Correll, Charles; Cartwright, John V.; Minor, Mike; Gribble, Bernard; De Govia, Jackson, 1941-; Cobert, Bob; Paramount Pictures Corporation; Paramount Television
Edition: Special collector's ed.
Publisher: Paramount
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Hollywood, Calif
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 879
Subjects: Drama; Families; World War, 1939-1945; Henry family (Fictitious characters)
Other titles: Winds of war
Description: Tells an epic story of military strategy, politics, romance, and family conflict set against the backdrop of world events from 1938 through the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. Follows naval officer Victor "Pug" Henry as he is sent to Berlin as the U.S. Naval attaché. Shows how "Pug" and his family are drawn into the center of the conflicts that lead to America's involvement in World War II as Germany expands and proceeds to seize several border countries, Italy attempts to establish a Fascist colonial empire under Mussolini, and Japan prepares for a major battle with China.
Notes: Originally broadcast as a television mini series in 1983.

Based on the novel by Herman Wouk.

Region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.

Special features include: Making The winds of war (featurette); a novel for television featurette; cast and characters; on location featurette.

Directors of photography, Charles Correll ; art directors, John Cartwright, Mike Minor ; film editors, Bernard Gribble ... et al. ; music composed and conducted by Bob Cobert ; production designer, Jackson De Govia.

Robert Mitchum, Ali MacGraw, Jan-Michael Vincent, John Houseman, Polly Bergen, Lisa Eilbacher, David Dukes, Topol, Ben Murphy, Peter Graves, Jeremy Kemp, Ralph Bellamy, Victoria Tennant.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

DVD.

Closed-captioned. In English with optional English subtitles.
Table of contents: title: [disc 1]. The winds rise [Berlin, Germany]; title: [disc 2]. The storm breaks [Warsaw, Poland]; title: [disc 3 & 4]. Cataclysm ; Defiance [London, England]; title: [disc 5 & Special features]. Of love and war [Moscow, Russia] ; Special features; title: [disc 6]. The changing of the guard [Rome, Italy]; title: [disc 7]. Into the maelstrom [Oahu, Hawaii].