Product Details

• Actors: Mark W. Clark, John Huston
• Directors: John Huston
• Format: NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Studio: Reel Classic Films
• DVD Release Date: October 14, 2007
• Run Time: 32 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000X7SC5A
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #78,161 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Facts of War, October 12, 2001

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gorillagorillagorilla "gorillagorillagorilla" (Durham, NC United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Battle of San Pietro [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This movie set out to look war in the face and tell the truth, and that's what it does. It captures the human and psychological costs of war to the men who fight it, which is why, although the film was initially shelved because commanders thought it was too depressing for wartime audiences, Chief of Staff George Marshall believed it should be shown to all Americans. Marshall wanted Americans to know the costs of victory, and the depth of the contributions made by fighting men. He believed that a society which understands war will work harder to support its fighting men. This film is still moving and powerful in a low-key but deeply affecting way.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars John Huston's landmark WWII documentary, September 15, 2001

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This review is from: The Battle of San Pietro [VHS] (VHS Tape)

"The Battle of San Pietro" is John Huston's landmark 1945 documentary covering a pivotal battle in Italy during World War II. This 40-minute film features some of the most riveting film footage of the war that you have ever seen. If you think this might make "The Battle of San Pietro" something like the "Saving Private Ryan" of its day, then you will not be surprised to learn the National Film Registry agrees; they added this film to their list in 1991. This videotape also includes a wartime recruitment film, "The Marines Have Landed." Very appropriate for history classes covering the war interested in contemporary combat footage.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars San Pietro, March 13, 2010

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This review is from: The Battle of San Pietro (1945) (DVD)

Although it's a documentary on WW2 which does not generate a lot of interest for those who include the history of WW2 as a feature of interest this is a must. I'll just say that it was forbidden until after the war ended because it shows in graphic term what the war in Italy was all about. In particular the Pentagon did not like the scenes of the casualties which in this day you can see on the evening news. For WW2 buffs it's as important as George Steven's "From D Day to Berlin".