"Tora! Tora! Tora!"

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Then unknown G.D. Spradlin (who later played Senator Geary in "The Godfather Part II" and the general in "Apocalypse Now" has an uncredited speaking part in this story of the attack on Pearl Harbor as seen form both the American and Japanese points of view. Akira Kurosawa was supposed to direct the Japanese portions of the film but Fox dumped him for hiring non actor friends and for extremely low footage production. The new two disc DVD has a terrific documentary on the making of the film and the difficult effects in that pre-digital era. As before, the film is offered in anamorphic widescreen and 4.1 surround sound. There is also quite effective directional dialog. As an American it is frustrating to watch the painful bumblings and missed chances leading up to the attack. The cast is well chosen and the painstaking research shows. Jerry Goldsmith's blend of eastern dnd western music in his score underlies the duality of the film's approach. Altogether a very effective recounting of a tragic event, well paced and well acted.

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Topic - "Tora! Tora! Tora!" - rico 07:54:51 06/25/06 (6)

Re: "Tora! Tora! Tora!" - Prisoners 09:30:54 06/25/06 (5)

Re: "Tora! Tora! Tora!" - jamesgarvin 19:14:38 06/25/06 (4)

Creepy - commonjailpig@yahoo.com 04:30:34 06/26/06 (2)

Re: Creepy - jamesgarvin 09:57:29 06/26/06 (1)

I hope you weren't offended by my post.. - Prisoners 10:47:09 06/26/06 (0)

I wonder if they same the same thing at Hiroshima? - Prisoners 19:29:35 06/25/06 (0)

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