On Memorial Day – Monday, May 31, 2021, The Millionaires’ Unit (one-hour version)…
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This deluxe edition, 2 DVD set or Blu-ray™ (requires Blu-ray™ player) contains the original 2-hour feature and an additional disc containing an hour of bonus material including four supplementary featurettes: From Sea Legs to Navy Wings —The Birth of U.S. Naval Aviation Killingholme: Hunting the German U-boat, Flying the Sopwith Camel and The Making of The Millionaires’ Unit. Plus, the original trailer and an eight-page booklet containing an appreciation by Marc Wortman, author of the book that inspired the film, The Millionaires’ Unit (ISBN 1586484443)
Narrated by Oscar®-nominated actor Bruce Dern, grand-nephew of one of the pilots, this documentary epic was filmed in England, France and Belgium and along the Eastern Seaboard
Winner of multiple Best Documentary Feature film festival awards, The Millionaires’ Unit features stunning re-enactments and dogfights filmed air-to-air with period aircraft.
An intimate, character-driven story set in the historical context of …the birth of naval aviation, and the drama and tragedy of the First World War — G.I. Film Festival
