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The Gates of Hell
The program begins by explaining why Roosevelt sent cameramen to the Pacific front – mainly to galvanize civilian support for a war which seemed very far away and arouse civilians to make sacrifices by showing for the really first time in newsreels very realisitc footage from the front. John Ford and other directors sent to the largest theatre of war – the Pacific. From the battle of Midway, through Pearl Harbor to Shangahi, Japan where scenes before the war of include geishas and samurais. This production gives a wide portrait of the world during this time including scenes of Pearl Harbor and ends in Saipan which was invaded at great cost since from there, American bombers could reach Japan.
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CC - Closed Caption
HD - High Definition
16:9 - Anamorphic Widescreen
LTR - Letterbox
DVI - Descriptive Video Information for the visually impaired
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