Band of Brothers 

The story of Easy Company of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division, and their mission in World War II Europe, from Operation Overlord, through V-J Day.

Stars:

Scott Grimes, Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston

Top Rated TV #3 | Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 33 wins & 25 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Scott Grimes	...	Donald G. Malarkey 10 episodes, 2001
Damian Lewis	...	Richard D. Winters 10 episodes, 2001
Ron Livingston	...	Lewis Nixon 10 episodes, 2001
Shane Taylor	...	Eugene G. Roe 10 episodes, 2001
Donnie Wahlberg	...	C. Carwood Lipton 10 episodes, 2001
Peter Youngblood Hills	...	Darrell C. (Shifty) Powers 10 episodes, 2001
Matthew Leitch	...	Floyd M. (Tab) Talbert 10 episodes, 2001
Rod Strohl	...	Self 10 episodes, 2001
Nicholas Aaron	...	Robert E. (Popeye) Wynn 9 episodes, 2001
Philip Barantini	...	Wayne A. (Skinny) Sisk 9 episodes, 2001
Michael Cudlitz	...	Denver (Bull) Randleman 9 episodes, 2001
Dexter Fletcher	...	John W. Martin 9 episodes, 2001
Rick Gomez	...	George Luz 9 episodes, 2001
James Madio	...	Frank J. Perconte 9 episodes, 2001
Ross McCall	...	Joseph D. Liebgott 9 episodes, 2001
Doug Allen	...	Alton M. More 8 episodes, 2001
George Calil	...	James H. (Mo) Alley Jr. 8 episodes, 2001
Nolan Hemmings	...	Charles E. (Chuck) Grant 8 episodes, 2001
Robin Laing	...	Edward J. (Babe) Heffron 8 episodes, 2001
Neal McDonough	...	Lynn D. (Buck) Compton 8 episodes, 2001
Rick Warden	...	Harry F. Welsh 8 episodes, 2001
Dale Dye	...	Col. Robert F. Sink 7 episodes, 2001
Michael Fassbender	...	Burton P. (Pat) Christenson 7 episodes, 2001
Frank John Hughes	...	William J. Guarnere 7 episodes, 2001
Tim Matthews	...	Alex M. Penkala Jr. 7 episodes, 2001
Rene L. Moreno	...	Joseph Ramirez 7 episodes, 2001
Douglas Spain	...	Antonio C. Garcia 7 episodes, 2001
Richard Speight Jr.	...	Warren H. (Skip) Muck 7 episodes, 2001
Kirk Acevedo	...	Joseph D. Toye 6 episodes, 2001
Eion Bailey	...	David Kenyon Webster 6 episodes, 2001
Craig Heaney	...	Roy W. Cobb 6 episodes, 2001
Peter McCabe	...	Donald B. Hoobler 6 episodes, 2001
Matthew Settle	...	Ronald C. Speirs 6 episodes, 2001
Ben Caplan	...	Walter S. (Smokey) Gordon Jr. 5 episodes, 2001
Mark Huberman	...	Lester Hashey 5 episodes, 2001
Phil McKee	...	Maj. Robert L. Strayer 5 episodes, 2001

Storyline

This is the story of "E" Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division from their initial training starting in 1942 to the end of World War II. They parachuted behind enemy lines in the early hours of D-Day in support of the landings at Utah beach, participated in the liberation of Carentan and again parachuted into action during Operation Market Garden. They also liberated a concentration camp and were the first to enter Hitler's mountain retreat in Berchtesgaden. A fascinating tale of comradeship that is, in the end, a tale of ordinary men who did extraordinary things.

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Plot Keywords:

airborne troops | american abroad | u.s. soldier | american soldier | 20th century | 

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Taglines:

They depended on each other. And the world depended on them.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | History | War

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

This mini-series serves as a massive stepping stone to several of the actors careers. Most notably is Tom Hardy, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy, Damien Lewis, Simon Pegg, Jimmy Fallon, Dominic Cooper, and Donnie Wahlberg.

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Goofs

In "Currahee", Robert Strayer is (correctly) wearing the rank insignia of a major when Easy Company is celebrating its paratrooper qualification. Strayer was promoted to lieutenant colonel in January or February of 1943, and Winters refers to him as such during his explanation to Sobel about the latrine inspection incident. On D-Day (in episode 2) just prior to the attack on the 105mm guns at Brecourt Manor, Winters and another officer refer to Strayer as a major. He had been an LTC long enough (16 or 17 months) to rule out a slip of the tongue, especially by two different officers.

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Quotes

Ronald Spiers: What is it?
Carwood Lipton: Nothing.
Ronald Spiers: Well, I'd better get back to Battalion before they disappear. You want to ask me, don't you?
Carwood Lipton: Ask you what, sir?
Ronald Spiers: You want to know if they're true or not... the stories about me. Did you ever notice with stories like that, everyone says they heard it from someone who was there. But then when you ask *that* person, they say *they* heard it from someone who was there. It's nothing new, really. I bet if you went back two thousand years, you'd hear a couple of centurions standing...
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Alternate Versions

All episodes except the third were rated "Not under 16" in Germany. For commercial reasons (films with a rating higher than "Not under 16" are restricted in distribution and may not be sold online) the third episode, which was rated "Not under 18", was edited for violence. The uncut DVD is available separately in video stores in a red snapper case.

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Connections

References Objective, Burma! (1945)

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Soundtracks

Band Of Brothers (Suite One)
(uncredited)
Composed by Michael Kamen
Performed by The London Metropolitan Orchestra

User Reviews

Realistic

I am an 80 year old combat veteran (88th Inf. Div. Italy).

I watched BOB on the History Channel. I was so overwhelmed, indeed a bit panicked by the authentic nature of 90+% of the uniforms, signs, noises (I take exception to the sound of incoming artillery).

I cried several times at the authentic staging - for them and me.

I cannot believe I'll watch it again. It's too much. Too real.

We never had so much water allowed in a shower.

Rate: 10/10

Details

Official Sites:

HBO Official Facebook

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English Dutch French German Lithuanian

Release Date:

9 September 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

Band of Brothers

Filming Locations:

Ashdown Forest, East Sussex, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$125,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks, DreamWorks Television, HBO Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

594 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1