Product Details

• Actors: Steve Kanaly
• Directors: George Gage, Beth Gage
• Format: Black & White, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: FIRST RUN FEATURES
• DVD Release Date: April 22, 2003
• Run Time: 72 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00008AOTC
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,484 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Fire on the Mountain" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN - DVD Movie

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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 1940's outdoorsmen become war heroes and more, July 10, 1999

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This review is from: Fire on the Mountain [VHS] (VHS Tape)

An excellent documentary of the WWII Tenth Mountain Division, the only US troops ever trained for mountain battles. Sort of an outdoorsy version of Brokaw's book The Greatest Generation. The division proved an irresistable opportunity to the best skiers, climbers and outdoorsmen of the day who wanted to both pursue their avocations as well as serve their country. The film provides an entertaining look into the training methods and battles of the division. But the most interesting part of the story of the tenth division is the significance of the post-war contributions of its members in fields such as sports business and environmentalism. The surviving members, all well into their seventies and eighties, still hold an annual reunion to climb, hike, ski and reminisce about their fallen comrades. In one incredibly moving segment, the film documents one recent reunion where the members held a joint climb with members of a similar club of Italian veterans on the mountain that was the sight of their greatest battle.

Anyone should find this video entertaining, but outdoor enthusiasts should find it particularly enjoyable. These men are admirable to me for their skill and dedication in the outdoors in an era before such activites became fashionable; add in their sense of duty and honor as well as their eloquence and I find them to be true heroes. I thank the producers of this film for introducing them to me

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fire on the mountain, March 13, 2010

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This review is from: Fire on the Mountain (DVD)

Fabulous movie for anyone even remotely interested in the 10th mountain division or the outcome of WW2.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars regarding Dole... might be a reason he was not included..., January 10, 2008

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This review is from: Fire on the Mountain (DVD)

I agree that Dole's absence is curious, and if done for political reasons, unpleasant. However, Dole apparently joined 10th Mountain in Feb. 1945 and didn't undergo the training in the Colorado Rockies that most of this film is focused on (http://www.life.com/Life/lifebooks/military/intro.html). That might be why the movie didn't interview him -- only talking with either the filmmakers or Dole himself will settle the question.

Anyhow, about the movie -- it's good enough, I suppose. The use of a harmonica during some of the narration is hokey, but tolerable. I wish there was more discussion of how all that training specifically came in handy; I wish there were more war stories here period. Otherwise the film just comes across as a bunch of guys having fun until late in the war, while other soldiers are fighting and dying.