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| Combat - Season 1, Campaign 1 | 
 enlarge | Directors: Bernard Mceveety, Boris Sagal, Burt Kennedy, Byron Paul, Herman Hoffman
Actors: Rick Jason, Vic Morrow, Shecky Greene, Pierre Jalbert, Howard Duff
Studio: Image Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: $39.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  59 reviews
Sales Rank: 16184
Format: Box Set, Black & White, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 4
Running Time: 748
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 1.1
MPN: ID2426BWDVD
UPC: 014381242621
EAN: 0014381242621
ASIN: B0002A2W2C
Theatrical Release Date: October 2, 1962
Release Date: July 20, 2004
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Condition: BRAND NEW AND FACTORY SEALED
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Product Description
One of the television's most popular series the groundbreaking Combat!! offers a gritty unflinching look at American soldiers battling in Europe during World War II confronting imposing odds and demonstrating remarkable levels of ingenuity and courage. Vic Morrow and Rick Jason head a stellar cast in the longest-running war series in history featuring an incomparable list of guest stars from Hollywood's Golden Age as well as top directorial talent including Richard Donner and Robert Altman. Campaign 1 guest stars: Tom Skerritt Tab Hunter Jeffrey Hunter Walter Koenig Ted Knight Harry Dean Stanton Ned Wynn Albert Salmi Henry Daniell Keenan Wynn Frank Gorshin. Episodes include: Forgotten Front / Rear Echelon Commandos / Lost Sheep Lost Shepherd / Any Second Now / Far from the Brave / Missing in Action / Escape to Nowhere / The Celebrity / Cat and Mouse / I Swear by Apollo / A Day in June / The Prisoner / Reunion / The Medal / Just for the Record / The Volunteer.System Requirements: Running Time 749 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 014381242621 Manufacturer No: ID2426BWDVD
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Hailed as one of the best episodic television series about World War II, ABC's Combat! arrives on DVD with its first 16 episodes in a heavily annotated four-disc set that's sure to please its longtime fans. The men of King Company's second platoon (a.k.a. King Two) are the focus of this gritty and realistic series; led by Lt. Gil Hanley (Rick Jason) and Sgt. Chip Saunders (Vic Morrow in an Emmy-nominated performance), King Two fought its way across France for five seasons, beginning in 1962 with the 16 episodes gathered here. The storyline kicks off shortly after D-Day and carries the platoon up to the liberation of Paris, which concluded the season (the second half of season 1 is featured in a separate four-disc set). Cast members rotated in and out of service (Tom Lowell's Pvt. Billy Nelson is apparently killed in "The Celebrity," yet returns to the platoon shortly thereafter), but viewers could count on each episode to deliver both solid action and dramatic direction from the likes of Robert Altman and Burt Kennedy, as well as excellent turns by guest actors as Tom Skerritt and Harry Dean Stanton. Image's Combat! Season One: Campaign One establishes a watermark for other studios and distributors to follow with their own vintage television DVD sets. Commentary tracks by Robert Altman, first assistant director Michael Caffey, and actor Tom Lowell are featured on three episodes, while several other key participants, including actor Pierre Jalbert (Caje), directors Richard Donner and Ted Post, and Combat! episode guide author Jo Davidmeyer are featured in interviews for the featurette "Memories of Combat!." Davidmeyer also provides interesting factoids about each episode in the scene selection menus. A gallery of production photos rounds out the uniformly excellent supplemental features. Image's comprehensive boxed set is a must-have for devotees of the series and WWII drama in general. --Paul Gaita
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 As GREAT as I remember!! December 31, 2008
I watched this series as a kid and always remembered it as one of my favorite shows. Just got Seasons I and II for my son for Christmas. I enjoy watching it as much as I did back in the 60's.
Great buy!
 Combat - Season 1, Campaign 1 September 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
One of the sixties great series has been released on DVD! Image Entertainment is responsible, not ABC or Disney though the half season sets would make you think they were the ones responsible. The episodes aren't in chronological order though, which is a shame. Season one of Combat! is a bit disjointed because of the differences in the visions of two directors & the producers. The two directors, Robert Altman (directed 10 episodes) & Burt Kennedy (directed 6 episodes), envisioned the episodes as being focused on individual members of the squad whereas the producers wanted to focus more on the squad as a group. Of course, we know which faction won out which cost the series two great directors.
The cast was in a constant flux also. Vic Morrow (Sgt. Saunders) & Rick Jason (Lt. Hanley) were constants. Season one had a little more focus on Hanley than in subsequent seasons. It was the supporting cast that had less stability & yet gave them more opportunity to be the main focus in an episode. Shecky Greene (Pvt. Braddock) was a comedian of some renown in 1962. He was only in 8 episodes total & was the major focus of two episodes. He managed to opt out of his contract before the completion of the first season. In those days ABC has less money to spend that its competitors so they weren't able to pay as much in salary. Greene claimed it cost him money every time he had to do an episode.
We barely see Jack Hogan (Pvt. Kirby) or Dick Peabody (Pvt. Littlejohn). Pierre Jalbert (Caje) is a little more visible. His French speaking skills were what kept him in the series. His character background was he was a Cajun from south Louisiana. In reality he was French-Canadian. He was actually a film editor that got hired as a member of the squad because of his French speaking ability, also his English wasn't heavily accented. Fletcher Fist (Pvt. Brockmeyer) figured heavily in the first season because he spoke German fluently.
The set opens with the episode "A Day in June" which is a flashback to June 6, 1944. We see Hanley was just a sergeant who would later receive a battle field commission. It's a good selection to be shown as first episode though it wasn't originally that way. Combat! would get more focused in season two & become the series that most of us are familiar with. It's fun to see the differences of season one though.There are bonus features that include audio-only commentaries during selected episodes; notes, oddities & bloopers are revealed in notes for most episodes; a photo gallery & a documentary, "Memories of Combat!" that has some cast members, guest stars & directors.
Combat! Season 1, Campaign 1 (of 2) August 5, 2008
Combat! Season 1, Campaign 1 (of 2)
1962, 16 episodes, B&W, mono, approx. 12-1/2 hours, 4 discs (dual layer), 1.33:1, no indication of CC or subtitles. First half of first season. Included in case, a 'Scene' list card for the episodes... usually 6 scenes, counting end credits. Double thick DVD case. Each disk has some extra features; each episode has 'Notes, Oddities and Bloopers'... simple as they may be. Interview with some of the extra cast, directors, guest stars. Photo gallery on set. And extra audio commentary on a couple of episodes (The Celebrity, Cat and Mouse).
Good to see this well-made '60's TV show again. Full series is available. Find out more about the series online, such as at Wikipedia and IMDB.com.
really enjoy watching April 25, 2008
Have not seen these in years are really enjoying watching this series and plan to get the rest of them. The shows are done really well. I say this is a good buy.
Combat Season 1 April 7, 2008
I love this DVD Combat and this just the way i remeber it, when it was on TV.
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