In Harm's Way / Donovan's Reef [DVD]

Starring: John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Lee Marvin, et al.

Product Description

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• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 097361244846
• Release Date: May 2003
• Rating: Unrated (Not Rated)
• Publisher: Paramount
• Directors: John Ford, Otto Preminger
• Starring: John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Lee Marvin, Patricia Neal, Tom Tryon, Paula Prentiss, Brandon De Wilde, Jill Haworth, Dana Andrews, Stanley Holloway
• Number of Disks: 2
• Other Video Info: color
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

A Duke Duo

“In Harm’s Way” This movie is enjoyable on many levels. Right off, you know it is a John Wayne movie. It is bound to have some John Wayne formula and actors that he works with in other movies. Add to this a cast not just of names, but actors that have a following in their own right. Now you have some great material to work with. Throw in Director Otto Preminger, who directed “Laura” (1944) (see my review) and many other fine films. Add an intriguing story. It almost feels like two films. The first part is set before the war, focusing on navy life and the Eddingtons (Kirk Douglas and Barbara Bouchet). The second part takes place after the war begins, with numerous subplots to explore. Still, I appreciated the storyline where Captain Rockwell Torrey (John Wayne) reconnects and builds a relationship with his son, Ensign Jeremiah 'Jere' Torrey (Brandon De Wilde). You get the entire DVD goodies that make them worthwhile. This includes (Original making-of In Harm's Way) I do not want to leave you with the idea that this is some sort of artsy Movie. It is a war film with fast ships “going in harm's way". ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Donovan’s Reef” You say it's your birthday. Yes, it is a John Wayne movie and has many of his standard cast. This is a Christmas movie and a birthday movie. And, And, And. John Wayne gets to say, "Swing your legs...limbs over" in his John Wayne manner. Cesar Romero (Marquis Andre de Lage) is always scheming to go to Hollywood and is the first to mention that Jack Warden's (Dr. William Dedham) child is mixed race and might not meet Boston standards. This causes situations that keep escalating. "Oh, what tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive." Everyone gets an appropriate gift for Christmas, but I believe the best one is the one Lee Marvin (Thomas Aloysius 'Boats' Gilhooley) receives. And he gets to play King of America at the pageant. There is not a slow moment in this film, and you have to keep up with all the subplots. And the scenery is breathtaking.