In Harm's Way (DVD, 2001, Checkpoint)

Producer - Director Otto Preminger's epic treatment of the bombing of Pearl Harbor details the devastating attack on the Naval base as well as the explosive behind the scenes stories. An awesome cast of stars including Patricia Neal, Henry Fonda, Carol O'Connor, and Burgess Meredith. It's a story that's been told and retold, but perhaps never so completely. For fans of the Duke, as well as for fans of the Greatest Generation, this one is not to be missed! One of our favorites here at Movie Magic USA! - Steven Holt, Movie Magic USA

His performances have been preserved on film, VHS tape, and now DVD, as they should be. He is John Wayne and is an american icon.

one of john wayne's greatest war movies . one of those movies that you can wacth time and again. grow up wacth this movie with my father .

This movie is an epic. I watched it on original TV (B&W) days and it was fantastic. It launched my interest in the Navy later in life. It portrays almost all facets of life during the 40's. With a great cast of characters, to make raw uncut 1944 naval lives in a tropical area come alive. Showing life's difficulties and how war and love, can be so similar. I am so glad it is on DVD now to last for my children to see. Obviously one of my all time "Wayne War Favorites", up there with later colorized "Green Berets".

Even though this is a B&W film it is very enjoyable. The people seem real and the movie shows the massive confusion following the attact at Pearl Harbor.

A real classic,a true John Wayne action packed film.
John Wayne did a number of war movies and this one is great.
A lot of action and a great movie for the entire family.
I highly recommend this movie.

it is the store of the men and officers of a great ship at the trun of the war. how they came and over come the bad and good ways of war.

I say poor in that I never recieved the item I ordered. In fact I never recieved either of the DVDs the seller stated they sent me. I waited almost a month and got nothing so I requested my money back. I was given back what had been deducted from my account in a timely manner. To date I have never received any DVD. I will not ever buy anything from that seller again.

A black and white movie shot in 1965 that focuses on the direct
effect of the Pearl Harbor attack and the way it affected different
military lives. John Wayne ( They Were Expendable, Sands of Iwo
Jima, The Green Berets, The Longest Day, etc) and Kirk Douglas ( Seven
Days in May, Paths of Glory, The Vikings, Posse, etc) are the two
stars that most of the action is focused on. After the attack on
Pearl Harbor, the Americans make a failed counterstrike on the
Japanese fleet. Captain Torrey (Wayne) gets shore duty-due to an
injury, and finds love with a nurse (Patricia Neal) and also reconciles
with his son and then is sent back to sea to fight. A cog in all of
Torrey s plans seem to be Commander Eddington (Douglas) who has his own
way to seemingly stay in trouble. Remembering that Eddingtons wife was killed
in the Pearl Harbor attack, Torrey stands beside him through thick and
thin as Torrey advances in rank. The one part of this movie that is
a bit short is the final scenes where special effects show a battle with
a huge Japanese fleet. Even by 1965 standards-these scenes are not realistic.
Still director Otto Preminger (Exodus, Stalag 17, River of No Return, The
Hobbit, etc) does a great job molding all the stars (Paula Prentis, Burgess
Meredith, George Kennedy, Henry Fonda, Tom Tryon, Brandon de Wilde, Dana
Andrews, Slim Pickens, Larry Hagman--Just to name a few additional co-stars)
into a working movie. A great war classic with enough romance to keep
even drama devotees interested, will be enjoyed by most students of history
or World War II also. Will give most of these people a great night of
entertainment and will want to be watched again and again.

LOVED THE FACT IT WAS A CLEAR COPY. GREAT QUALITY AND SOUND. IF YOU LIKE OLD MOVIES THIS IS A GREAT ONE!

A very great movie of the w.w.2 war at sea. it is all about the battle and how they where war and lost. this is a great old movie to see it as everything in it. get and see what you think.

well im a big john wayne fan have been all my life...so I was in the military so i like all his military type movies...green berets, fighting seabees...kirk douglas also makes a good bad guy and friend in the movie...hope everyone enjoys this movie as i do..cya pilgrams

The movie was directed by Otto Preminger around 1965, and used all scene locations in the State of Hawaii. It was, in my opinion, a much better way to recreate the era of which the story took place, which was the first few months after Pearl Harbor.

I first saw the movie on network television in July 1976, when I served on a US Navy Ship (USS Valdez FF-1096), so the scenes shot on the US Navy Ships were indeed accurate in detail. When I again caught it a couple of years ago on a satellite movie channel service, it was only in the last movies' 1/2 hour that I could watch, thus I made it a point to condider purchasing it.

Not many movies can boast a cast like John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Burgess Meredith, Henry Fonda, Patricia Neal, Paula Prentiss, Patrick Neal, George Kennedy, and other actors at the top of their careers.

If you are looking for an action thriller, with loads of special effects, big fighting scenes, and on screen steamy sex, then this is not the movie for you.

This movie was written with only subtle references in the class of motion pictures that you could take your entire family to the theatre to see without embarassment, before the ratings system became established.

Shot in black and white and not in color, it adds to the quality because you are looking at crisp contrasts, instead of possibly faded color dyes in the film processing.

Please purchase this film, as an example of what a great motion picture was in the 1960's.

This DVD was purchased because of the need to transfer VHS format movies to DVD format.

The product plays well on my equipment and did not have any technical problems. I have not found any problems with the content as it compares with what was on the VHS version that I have so no editing between platforms was done.

There are no cons with this product. I like the fact that the DVD contained extras that were not on the VHS copy that I have. This was definitely a plus. The most interesting extra was the segment on making this movie.

When I bought this DVD I'd forgotten two important things. First, it is in black and white (clearly stated in the selling information, so my fault for not reading more carefully). More importantly, I had also forgotten the film mostly contains boring, tedious conversations between John Wayne and Patricia Neal, as well as boring "romance" slanted dialogue among other characters.

ZZZzzzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!!! I made the mistake of viewing this snoozer immediately after watching MIDWAY, one of the best WW II films of all time. NO comparison! I'll be donating this one rather than keeping it. Don't waste your money!

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Otto Preminger can make a movie. John Wayne and Kirk Douglas, wow, what a combination in this great story of the beginning days of World War II in the Pacific.

I have seen the movie and wanted a copy for my collection. Having it on dvd rather than on VHS is an advantage. It also has John Wayne and one can't go wrong there.

I hadn't seen this movie for several years and wanted to add it to my collection of war movies. For the most part, I really enjoyed this movie.

been waiting for this movie to come on tv for ever and deceided to buy it. I am also a john wayne person so when this movie came out I had to see it

Decided on this one because it was the cheapest one listed. Great service by Sller and a great old movie made into a DVD.

Movie was great and John Wayne should have gotten an Emmy for this. The movie hae love, action and thrills kept you on the edge of your seat. GREAT MOVIE and it also had a STORY.

An action packed WWII drama that pulls no punches. The star studded cast includes John Wayne, Kirk Douglas and Henry Fonda, just to name a few. The movie is a must have for any WWII movie fan.

This is the best WW2 movie ever made. All of the top stars of the time gave me a feeling as though I were right there. One of my all time favorite movie ever, Great roles from John Wayne as well as one of the greatest supporting acts in Kirk Douglas. A must have.