The desert rats : Twelve o'clock high ; Von Ryan's express ; The young lions Cover Image

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The desert rats : Twelve o'clock high ; Von Ryan's express ; The young lions / Twentieth Century Fox.

Murphy, Richard, 1912-1993 (Added Author). Wise, Robert, 1914-2005 (Added Author). Burton, Richard, 1925-1984 (Added Author). Newton, Robert, 1905-1956 (Added Author). Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-1979 (Added Author). King, Henry, 1886-1982 (Added Author). Peck, Gregory, 1916-2003 (Added Author). Marlowe, Hugh, 1911-1982 (Added Author). Merrill, Gary. (Added Author). Jagger, Dean, 1903-1991 (Added Author). David, Saul. (Added Author). Robson, Mark, 1913-1978 (Added Author). Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998 (Added Author). Howard, Trevor, 1916-1988 (Added Author). Lichtman, Al, 1885-1958 (Added Author). Dmytryk, Edward. (Added Author). Brando, Marlon. (Added Author). Clift, Montgomery. (Added Author). Martin, Dean, 1917-1995 (Added Author). Lange, Hope. (Added Author). Rush, Barbara, 1927-2024 (Added Author). Schell, Maximilian. (Added Author). Van Cleef, Lee, 1925-1989 (Added Author). Shaw, Irwin, 1913-1984 Young lions. (Added Author). Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. (Added Author). The desert rats: Richard Burton, Robert Newton, James Mason. Twelve o'clock high: Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill, Dean Jagger. Von Ryan's express: Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard. The young lions: Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Dean Martin, Hope Lange, Barbara Rush, Maximilian Schell, Lee Van Cleef. (Cast).

Summary:

The desert rats: A small group of men hold off German Field Marshal Rommel's forces despite being outnumbered. Twelve o'clock high: A brigadier general takes over a struggling Air Force bomber group during World War II. Von Ryan's express: An escaped prisoner of war races for freedom with Nazi soldiers in hot pursuit. The young lions: A decent young German man ends up as a Nazi officer.

Record details

Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (approximately 503 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox, [2010]
Copyright: ©2010

Content descriptions

General Note:	The desert rats originally released as a motion picture in 1953; Twelve o'clock high originally released as a motion picture in 1949; Von Ryan's express originally released as a motion picture in 1965; The young lions originally released as a motion picture in 1958.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	The desert rats / produced by Robert L. Jacks ; directed by Robert Wise (88 min.). Twelve o'clock high / produed by Darryl F. Zanuck ; directed by Henry King (132 min.). Von Ryan's express / produced by Saul David ; directed by Mark Robson (116 min.). The young lions / produced by Al Lichtman ; based on a novel by Irwin Shaw ; directed by Edward Dmytryk (167 min.).
Participant or Performer Note:	The desert rats: Richard Burton, Robert Newton, James Mason. Twelve o'clock high: Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill, Dean Jagger. Von Ryan's express: Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard. The young lions: Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Dean Martin, Hope Lange, Barbara Rush, Maximilian Schell, Lee Van Cleef.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: not rated (The desert rats, Twelve o'clock high, The young lions); PG (Von Ryan's express).
System Details Note:	DVD ; NTSC ; region 1 encoding ; Dolby digital.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.