Cinema Combat: Hollywood Goes to War (1998)
Overview
Tracing the evolution of the war-film genre from 1898 to 1996 by combining real-life combat footage with excerpts from Hollywood movies. Clips range from "Wings" (1927) to "Courage Under Fire" (1996). Also: Thomas Edison's shots of American soldiers in the Spanish-American War. Narrated by Martin Sheen.
Cast
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