Some 14 hours after starting to watch The Winds of War, I was sad to see it coming to an end back in 1983.
This film is tremendous in length and in entertainment value. It's also magnificently filmed and wonderfully crafted. I wonder if such an epic could ever be made again, given the cost and state of today's world.
Having seen the series when it was originally broadcast, my memory was a bit hazy when I ordered the DVD set. Sometimes things seem better in hindsight; they don't hold up well with the passage of time. Fortunately, I was not disappointed in The Winds of War on DVD.
Few films bring to life the nostalgia and romance of World War II so dramatically. I know of no other work that paints such a vivid picture of the events that led up to the war.
The Winds of War packages facts about that era with the story of the fictional Henry family in a way that can help educate today's young people about a time in the not-so-distant past that might otherwise be lost to them -- so gripping is the drama of the characters' interwoven lives.
We are rapidly losing the heroes and heroines of World War II. I'm glad their story is resurrected in this tremendous series.
This film is tremendous in length and in entertainment value. It's also magnificently filmed and wonderfully crafted. I wonder if such an epic could ever be made again, given the cost and state of today's world.
Having seen the series when it was originally broadcast, my memory was a bit hazy when I ordered the DVD set. Sometimes things seem better in hindsight; they don't hold up well with the passage of time. Fortunately, I was not disappointed in The Winds of War on DVD.
Few films bring to life the nostalgia and romance of World War II so dramatically. I know of no other work that paints such a vivid picture of the events that led up to the war.
The Winds of War packages facts about that era with the story of the fictional Henry family in a way that can help educate today's young people about a time in the not-so-distant past that might otherwise be lost to them -- so gripping is the drama of the characters' interwoven lives.
We are rapidly losing the heroes and heroines of World War II. I'm glad their story is resurrected in this tremendous series.
