The desert rats Twelve o'clock high ; Von Ryan's express ; The young lions

Murphy, Richard, 1912-1993 (screenwriter.). Jacks, Robert L., 1927-1987 (film producer.). Wise, Robert, 1914-2005 (film director.). Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-1979 (presenter,, film producer.). Bartlett, Sy, 1900-1978 (screenwriter.). Lay, Beirne, Jr., 1909-1982 (screenwriter.). King, Henry, 1886-1982 (film director.). Robson, Mark, 1913-1978 (film producer,, film director.). Mayes, Wendell, (screenwriter.). Landon, Joseph, 1923-1987 (screenwriter.). David, Saul, (film producer.). Anhalt, Edward, 1914-2000 (screenwriter.). Lichtman, Al, 1885-1958 (film producer.). Dmytryk, Edward, (film director.). Burton, Richard, 1925-1984 (actor.). Newton, Robert, 1905-1956 (actor.). Douglas, Robert, 1909-1999 (actor.). Thatcher, Torin, 1905-1981 (actor.). Rafferty, Chips, 1909-1971 (actor.). Tingwell, Charles, 1923-2009 (actor.). Davis, Charles, 1925-2009 (actor.). Wright, Ben, 1915-1989 (actor.). Mason, James, 1909-1984 (actor.). Peck, Gregory, 1916-2003 (actor.). Marlowe, Hugh, 1911-1982 (actor.). Merrill, Gary, (actor.). Mitchell, Millard, 1900-1953 (actor.). Jagger, Dean, 1903-1991 (actor.). Arthur, Robert, 1925-2008 (actor.). Stewart, Paul, 1908-1986 (actor.). Kellogg, John, 1916-2000 (actor.). Patten, Robert, 1925-2001 (actor.). Sinatra, Frank, 1915-1998 (actor.). Howard, Trevor, 1916-1988 (actor.). Carrà, Raffaella, (actor.). Dexter, Brad, 1917-2002 (actor.). Fantoni, Sergio, 1930-2020 (actor.). Leyton, John, (actor.). Mulhare, Edward, (actor.). Preiss, Wolfgang, 1910-2002 (actor.). Brolin, James, 1940- (actor.). Dreelen, John van (actor.). Celi, Adolfo, 1922-1986 (actor.). Scotti, Vito, 1918-1996 (actor.). Bakalyan, Richard, 1931- (actor.). Goodliffe, Michael, 1914-1976 (actor.). St. Clair, Michael, (actor.). Triesault, Ivan, 1898-1980 (actor.). Brando, Marlon, (actor.). Clift, Montgomery, (actor.). Martin, Dean, 1917-1995 (actor.). Lange, Hope, (actor.). Rush, Barbara, 1927- (actor.). Britt, May, 1936- (actor.). Schell, Maximilian, (actor.). Doll, Dora, 1922-2015 (actor.). Van Cleef, Lee, 1925-1989 (actor.). Montevecchi, Liliane, (actor.). Baer, Parley, (actor.). Franz, Arthur, 1920-2006 (actor.). Baylor, Hal, (actor.). Gardner, Richard, 1915-1972 (actor.). Rudley, Herbert, 1910-2006 (actor.). Harline, Leigh, (composer (expression)). Ballard, Lucien, 1908-1988 (director of photography.). Wheeler, Lyle, 1905-1990 (art director.). Hehr, Addison, 1909-1971 (art director.). McLean, Barbara, 1903-1996 (editor of moving image work.). Newman, Alfred, 1901-1970 (composer (expression)). Shamroy, Leon, 1901-1974 (director of photography.). Ransford, Maurice, 1896-1968 (art director.). Goldsmith, Jerry, (composer (expression)). Daniels, William, 1900-1970 (director of photography.). Smith, Jack Martin, (art director.). Brown, Hilyard, (art director.). Spencer, Dorothy, 1909-2002 (editor of moving image work.). Friedhofer, Hugo, (composer (expression)). MacDonald, Joe, 1906-1968 (director of photography.). Balkan, Adele, 1907-1999 (costume designer.). Lay, Beirne, Jr., 1909-1982 Motion picture adaptation of (work): 12 o'clock high. (Added Author). Westheimer, David. Motion picture adaptation of (work): Von Ryan's express. (Added Author). Shaw, Irwin, 1913-1984 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Young lions. (Added Author). Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, (presenter.). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc., (publisher.). The desert rats: Richard Burton, Robert Newton, Robert Douglas, Torin Thatcher, Chips Rafferty, Charles Tingwell, Charles Davis, Ben Wright, James Mason. (Cast). Twelve o'clock high: Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill, Millard Mitchell, Dean Jagger, Robert Arthur, Paul Stewart, John Kellogg, Bob Patten. (Cast). Von Ryan's express: Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard, Raffaella Carra, Brad Dexter, Sergio Fantoni, John Leyton, Edward Mulhare, Wolfgang Preiss, James Brolin, John van Dreelen, Adolfo Celi, Vito Scotti, Richard Bakalyan, Michael Goodliffe, Michael St. Clair, Ivan Triesault. (Cast). The young lions: Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Dean Martin, Hope Lange, Barbara Rush, May Britt, Maximilian Schell, Dora Doll, Lee Van Cleef, Liliane Montevecchi, Parley Baer, Arthur Franz, Hal Baylor, Richard Gardner, Herbert Rudley. (Cast).

Summary: The desert rats: A courageous band of Australian soldiers stops Rommel's march to the Suez Canal.

Item details

Physical Description: videodisc
4 videodiscs (503 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Beverly Hills, California : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC, [2010]
Copyright: ©2010

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Title from container. The desert rats originally produced as a motion picture in 1953. Twelve o'clock high originally produced as a motion picture in 1949. Von Ryan's express originally produced as a motion picture in 1965. The young lions originally produced as a motion picture in 1958. Twelve o'clock high based on the novel by Beirne Lay, Jr. and Sy Bartlett. Von Ryan's express based on the novel by David Westheimer. The young lions based on the novel by Irwin Shaw. The desert rats and Twelve o'clock high: Full screen. Von Ryan's express and The young lions: Widescreen.
Formatted Contents Note:	The desert rats / Twentieth Century-Fox presents ; written by Richard Murphy ; produced by Robert J. Jacks ; directed by Robert Wise (88 mins., black & white, 1953) -- Twelve o'clock high / Darryl F. Zanuck presents ; screenplay by Sy Bartlett and Beirne Lay, Jr. ; produced by Daryl F. Zanuck ; directed by Henry King (132 mins., black & white, 1949) -- Von Ryan's express / Twentieth Century-Fox presents ; a Mark Robson production ; screenplay by Wendell Mayes and Joseph Landon ; produced by Saul David ; directed by Mark Robson (116 mins., color, 1965) -- The young lions / Twentieth Century-Fox presents ; screenplay by Edward Anhalt ; produced by Al Lichtman ; directed by Edward Dmytryk (167 mins., black & white, 1958).
Creation/Production Credits Note:	The desert rats: Music, Leigh Harline ; director of photography, Lucien Ballard ; art direction, Lyle Wheeler, Addison Hehr ; film editor, Barbara McLean. Twelve o'clock high: Music by Alfred Newman ; director of photography, Leon Shamroy ; art direction, Lyle Wheeler, Maurice Ransford ; film editor, Barbara McLean. Von Ryan's express: Music by Jerry Goldsmith ; director of photography, William H. Daniels ; art direction, Jack Martin Smith, Hilyard Brown ; film editor, Dorothy Spencer. The young lions: Music by Hugo Friedhofer ; director of photography, Joe MacDonald ; art direction, Lyle R. Wheeler, Addison Hehr ; film editor, Dorothy Spencer ; costumes designed by Adele Balkan.
Participant or Performer Note:	The desert rats: Richard Burton, Robert Newton, Robert Douglas, Torin Thatcher, Chips Rafferty, Charles Tingwell, Charles Davis, Ben Wright, James Mason. Twelve o'clock high: Gregory Peck, Hugh Marlowe, Gary Merrill, Millard Mitchell, Dean Jagger, Robert Arthur, Paul Stewart, John Kellogg, Bob Patten. Von Ryan's express: Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard, Raffaella Carra, Brad Dexter, Sergio Fantoni, John Leyton, Edward Mulhare, Wolfgang Preiss, James Brolin, John van Dreelen, Adolfo Celi, Vito Scotti, Richard Bakalyan, Michael Goodliffe, Michael St. Clair, Ivan Triesault. The young lions: Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, Dean Martin, Hope Lange, Barbara Rush, May Britt, Maximilian Schell, Dora Doll, Lee Van Cleef, Liliane Montevecchi, Parley Baer, Arthur Franz, Hal Baylor, Richard Gardner, Herbert Rudley.
Target Audience Note:	The desert rats, Twelve o'clock high, and The young lions: Not rated. Von Ryan's express MPAA rating: PG.
System Details Note:	DVD.
Language Note:	English, French, or Spanish dialogue; optional English subtitles; optional forced English subtitles during German language sections; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. English or French dialogue; optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.