Band of Brothers (TV miniseries)
Band of Brothers Summary:
Band of Brothers is a 2001 ten-part television World War II miniseries based on the book of the same title written by historian and biographer Stephen Ambrose. It was executive produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks after their collaboration on the World War II film Saving Private Ryan (1998). The episodes first aired in 2001 on HBO and are still run frequently on various TV networks around the world.
Band brothers narrative centers on the experiences of E Company ("Easy Company") of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, from Easy's basic training at Toccoa, Georgia, through the American airborne landings in Normandy, Operation Market Garden, the Battle of Bastogne and on to the end of the war.
The events portrayed in band brothers are based on Ambrose's research and recorded interviews with Easy Company veterans. A large amount of literary license was taken with the episodes of band brothers, and other reference books will highlight the differences between recorded history and the film version. All of the characters portrayed in band brothers are based on actual members of Easy Company; some of them can be seen in prerecorded interviews as a prelude to each episode (their identities, however, are not revealed until the close of the finale). Spielberg is producing a sequel miniseries called The Pacific that will premiere in March 2010
Band of Brothers:
Band of Brothers Format: War miniseries
Band of Brothers Directed by:
- Phil Alden Robinson
- Richard Loncraine
- Mikael Salomon
- David Nutter
- Tom Hanks
- David Leland
- David Frankel
- Tony To
Band of Brothers Producer(s):
- Steven Spielberg (Band of Brothers executive)
- Tom Hanks (Band of Brothers executive)
- Preston Smith
- Erik Jendresen
- Stephen Ambrose
Band of Brothers Cinematography: Remi Adefarasin, Joel J. Ransom
Band of Brothers No. of episodes 10 (List of episodes)
Band of Brothers Running time 705 minutes (in total)
Band of Brothers Original Broadcast run: September 9, 2001 (2001-09-09) – October 4, 2001
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