Band of Brothers

Year:

2001

Duration:

705 min (10 parts + documentary)

Genres:

Action | Drama | History | War

IMDB rate:

9.6

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 27 wins & 22 nominations

Details

Country: UK

Release Date: 2001-09-09

Filming Locations: Ashdown Forest, East Sussex, England, UK

Cast

Actor

Character

Eion Bailey

Band of Brothers

Tom Hardy

Band of Brothers

Andrew Lee Potts

Scott Grimes

TSgt. Donald Malarkey

Matthew Leitch

SSgt. Floyd 'Tab' Talbert

Damian Lewis

Lt. Richard D. Winters

Ron Livingston

Capt. Lewis Nixon

Shane Taylor

Cpl. Eugene Roe

Donnie Wahlberg

C. Carwood Lipton

Peter Youngblood Hills

SSgt. Darrel 'Shifty' Powers

Rod Strohl

Himself (10 episodes, 2001)

Nicholas Aaron

Pvt. Robert 'Popeye' Wynn

Philip Barantini

Sgt. Wayne 'Skinny' Sisk

Michael Cudlitz

Sgt. Denver 'Bull' Randleman

Rick Gomez

Sgt. George Luz

James Madio

Sgt. Frank Perconte

Ross McCall

Cpl. Joseph Liebgott

Doug Allen

Sgt. Alton More

George Calil

Pvt. James 'Moe' Alley

Dexter Fletcher

SSgt. John Martin

Nolan Hemmings

Sgt. Charles 'Chuck' Grant

Neal McDonough

1st Lt. Lynn 'Buck' Compton

Rick Warden

1st Lt. Harry Welsh

Robin Laing

Pvt. Edward 'Babe' Heffron

Damon Driver

German Soldier

Dale Dye

Col. Robert Sink

Michael Fassbender

Sgt. Burton 'Pat' Christenson

Rene L. Moreno

Pvt. Joseph Ramirez

Frank John Hughes

SSgt. William 'Wild Bill' Guarnere

Tim Matthews

Cpl. Alex Penkala

Douglas Spain

Pvt. Antonio Garcia

Richard Speight Jr.

Sgt. Warren 'Skip' Muck

Craig Heaney

Pvt. Roy Cobb

Kirk Acevedo

SSgt. Joseph Toye

Peter McCabe

Cpl. Donald Hoobler

Matthew Settle

Capt. Ronald Speirs

Ben Caplan

Cpl. Walter 'Smokey' Gordon

Phil McKee

Lt. Col. Robert L. Strayer

Mark Huberman

Pvt. Lester 'Leo' Hashey

Did you know?

Trivia

Although the show centers on a well known US army battalion, a majority of the actors featured throughout the series are actually from the UK.

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During the liberation of Eindhoven in episode 4, the real Pvt. Edward "Babe" Heffron can be seen in one of the shots. He is sitting down and waving a Kingdom of the Netherlands flag.

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The actors endured a grueling ten day boot camp where they learned the basics, from how to wear a uniform and stand at attention, to sophisticated field tactics and parachute jump training. The average day was 16 hours long, beginning at 5:00 a.m., rain or shine, with strenuous calisthenics and a three-to-five-mile run, followed by hours of tactical training, including weapons handling and jump preparation.

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Goofs

In the episode where Easy is rescuing the British soldiers, Bull Randelman is seen in the extreme foreground. He is in a boat paddling along with the rest of the soldiers, but he does not have a paddle in his hands.

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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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When the 101st Airborne was sent into Belgium just before the Battle of the Bulge they were ordered to remove the Screaming Eagle patch from their uniforms, so the Germans would not know they were facing an elite division. It was only after the battle when they moved into Hagenau that they were able to wear the patches again.

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Quotes

George Luz: [Imitating Capt. Sobel] Are those dusty jump wings? How do you expect to slay the Huns with dust on your jump wings?

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Bill Guarnere: I like Winters, he's a good man. But when the bullets start flying, I don't know if I want a Quaker doing my fighting for me.

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David Webster: "They got me". You believe that? You believe I said that?

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Faq

Q

I've heard that Tom Hanks appears in the series. Where?

A

He has a small cameo in episode 5, as a British paratrooper officer during the celebrations that follow operation Pegasus. And he is hard to spot, but as long as it remains available, you will be able to see a picture here: http://www.eeggs.com/items/37980.htmlHe also can be seen in episode 9 "Why We Fight". While Easy Company's drive to Thalem they pass a scene, where two french soldiers execute 3 German POWs. He is the French soldier, who executes the prisoners.

Q

What's the classical music played at the beginning and end of episode 9?

A

Ludwig van Beethoven: String quartet Op 131, 6th movement

Q

Is there a recommended viewing order for the series?

A

Well, it is a series, but in order to get a better viewing experience, one can view the episodes so that they become more like a suite of four movies. Suite 1 = "Currahee", "Day of Days" and "Carentan" for the action in Normandy; Suite 2 = "Replacements" and "Crossroads" for Operation Market-Garden; Suite 3 = "Bastogne" and "The Breaking Point" for the Ardennes offensive; Suite 4 = "The Last Patrol", "Why We Fight" and "Points" for Germany and the end of the war.

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