The Last Patrol 

Easy Company is in Hagenau in Feburary 1945, where they prepare for a night patrol mission to capture German prisoners. The patrol includes one veteran who is despised for missing Bastogne and a new lieutenant fresh out of West Point.

Director:

Tony To

Writers:

Stephen Ambrose (based on the book by) (as Stephen E. Ambrose), Erik Bork

Stars:

Nicholas Aaron, Martin Arno, Eion Bailey

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Nicholas Aaron	...	Robert E. (Popeye) Wynn
Martin Arno	...	Junior German
Eion Bailey	...	David Kenyon Webster
Jamie Bamber	...	Jack E. Foley
Philip Barantini	...	Wayne A. (Skinny) Sisk
George Calil	...	James H. (Mo) Alley Jr.
Michael Cudlitz	...	Denver (Bull) Randleman
Christoph Dostal	...	Senior German
Dale Dye	...	Col. Robert F. Sink
Michael Fassbender	...	Burton P. (Pat) Christenson
Dexter Fletcher	...	John W. Martin
Rick Gomez	...	George Luz
Scott Grimes	...	Donald G. Malarkey
Colin Hanks	...	Lt. Henry Jones
Craig Heaney	...	Roy W. Cobb

Storyline

It's February 1945 and a depleted Easy Company is now in Haguenau, France, on the Rhine just across from Germany. Pvt. David Webster, who was injured during Operation Market Garden, returns to the Company but finds that his absence from the fighting in Bastogne has alienated the others and he is treated as an outsider. The Company also has a new junior officer, Lt. Henry Jones, a West Point graduate who has yet to get any battlefield experience. The war is clearly coming to an end and the men are starting to think they might just survive. When Colonel Sink orders a raid across the river to take prisoners for interrogation, the men are less than keen to take part but follow orders. No one believes it's worth it when one of the men dies from the wounds he receives. When Colonel Sink orders another raid the next night, Captain Winters has his own unique way of dealing with the situation.

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Plot Keywords:

male objectification | group shower | showering together | shower | man in shower | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | History | War

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 October 2001 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Former British Aerospace factory, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Home Box Office (HBO),DreamWorks,Playtone

Technical Specs

Runtime:

56 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In a reflection of the situation his character faces, Colin Hanks was met with some indifference by the existing cast members who suspected that nepotism got him the role. (His father, Tom Hanks, was one of the producers on the series.) The younger Hanks soon won the cast round with his dedication to his performance.

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Goofs

After Winters has told the men that they will not be going on the second patrol, Babe jumps from sitting down to standing up to sitting down again.

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Soundtracks

Preparing For Patrol
(uncredited)
Composed by Michael Kamen
Performed by The London Metropolitan Orchestra

User Reviews

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Band Of Brothers

Band Of Brothers is a character driven mini-series that is at best, precisely and probably an almost documentary but with a taste of theatrical that might easily leaves the viewers' pallet shook.

First and foremost the credit does and should go to the research team that offers an unforgettable experience to the viewers of the field work on an ongoing battle.

Despite of having such a wider range and scale the makers wisely makes a choice on narrowing down the priorities to the theme of "nature" where each part of it (there are 10 chapters), plays and projects a vital side.

The adaptation of Ambrose's novel is smart, exquisite and brimming with writhing emotions where the rest of the work is left up to execution which is undeniably excellent; the quality surpasses one's usual feature.

The series is also emotionally fueled where the manipulated audience finds itself on the melted side of the aisle with a cathartic energy that pumps up the heartbeat.

If the camera work is beautiful with some appealing live locations then it also has some brutal and inedible sequences where the art designers have done a tremendous work.

It is rich on technical aspects like metaphorical cinematography, stunning and cringe-worthy visuals, sharp sound effects, behemoth production designs, accurate costume designs and again the choreography of each battle sequences; all blends in and rains on the audience leaving them breathless.

The cast too have invested all their chips in which pays well, especially Lewis and Levingston. The chemistry among the characters, makers' non-biased world and the awareness of each and every details are the high points of this mini-series.

Band Of Brothers is a brief anthology of the horrendous symphony that nature is along with the repercussions that it ought not but inevitably breeds.

The Last Patrol

Driven with nothing except emotionally challenged incidents, there are lots of beautiful moments installed in here along with the raw, brutal and horrific tone of it and addition to that the cinematography is exceptionally good in this episode.