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The battle of Chosin [videorecording] / a Film Posse, Inc. production for American Experience ; produced and directed by Randall MacLowry ; written by Mark Zwonitzer.

Battle of Chosin (portion title)
De Besche, Austin, (director of photography.). Ervin, Chad, (editor of moving image work.). MacLowry, Randall, (film producer,, film director.). McCarthy, Stephen (Cinematographer), (director of photography.). Murphy, Michael, 1938- (narrator.). Samels, Mark, (television producer.). Walker, Keith (Cinematographer), (director of photography.). Willis, P. Andrew, (composer (expression)). Zwonitzer, Mark, (screenwriter.). Film Posse (Firm), (production company.). PBS Distribution (Firm), (publisher.).

Summary:

On Thanksgiving Day, 1950, US Army troops pushed north through the Korean peninsula to drive North Korea's Communist army out of democratically held South Korea. Within days, they were surrounded by more than 85,000 Chinese soldiers in the mountains by the Chosin Reservoir. View the intense battle in intimate detail in this vivid narrative of combat and survival in the first major military clash of the Cold War.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1627899243
  • ISBN: 9781627899246
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color and black & white; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: [Arlington, Virginia] : PBS Distribution, [2017]

Content descriptions

Creation/Production Credits Note:
Edited by Chad Ervin ; cinematography, Stephen McCarthy, Keith Walker, Austin De Besche ; original music, P. Andrew Willis ; executive producer, Mark Samels.
Participant or Performer Note:
Narrator, Michael Murphy.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Originally broadcast as an episode of the television program American experience by PBS November 1, 2016.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: TV-PG.
System Details Note:
DVD, NTSC, Region 1; widescreen; 5.1 surround sound.
Language Note:
Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Subject: Korean War, 1950-1953 > Campaigns > Korea (North) > Changjin Reservoir.
Genre: Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 2 of 3 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 3 total copies.
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