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| This groundbreaking, 10-part miniseries tells the story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army. Starting with their rigorous training in Georgia in 1942, it recounts the achievements of the elite rifle company, which parachuted into France early on D-Day morning, fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and captured Hitler's Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden. Based on Stephen E. Ambrose's acclaimed book of the same name, Band of Brothers chronicles a unit that took 150 percent casualties and became true American heroes. |
| Production on "Band of Brothers" began April 3, 2000, at the Hatfield Aerodrome in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, and wrapped November 24, 2000. The Hatfield Aerodrome is a former British Aerospace facility, where planes were built and tested. The site was never used for military purposes. The village scenes of 'Saving Private Ryan' were shot in a small portion of the same space utilized by "Band of Brothers" at Hatfield. The village, which became 11 different European cities and villages, was 12 acres. The 10-part miniseries features 500 speaking roles. More than 10,000 extras worked on the miniseries during the course of production. Fifty "special ability" extras worked throughout the course of production. These extras were trained in weapons handling and served as both German and British soldiers. On an average day, there were 750 people (cast and crew) on set. This number was occasionally as high as 1,000. The wardrobe department hired the Corcoran boot company to manufacture 500 pairs of paratrooper jump boots to the original Army specifications, and purchased or manufactured approximately 2,000 uniforms (German and American). All of the 1,200 civilian costumes were authentic vintage clothing. Around 700 authentic weapons and almost 400 rubber prop weapons were used in production. A heavy day of filming required up to 14,000 rounds of ammunition. The art department reconstructed four World War II-era tanks, using the frames of modern-day Russian T-34 tanks and British Army Personnel Carriers as the foundations. One-third of a million pounds of recycled paper were used to create the snow for the forest set -- the largest amount ever used in a production -- and it took four weeks to dress the entire set. The total budget for the miniseries was $120,000,000. |
| ,,Band of Brothers is a part of those who has given our freedom back, ,,They have safed the world, And that is why we have all respect of them, Thank you. � Kevin Verwaard |
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