High-Def Hell in The Pacific

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High-Def Hell in The Pacific

by Adam SweetingFriday, 19 February 2010

Take cover! The Pacific is the new 10-part World War Two epic from executive producers Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, a follow-up to their 2001 series Band of Brothers. It was commissioned by HBO, who will premiere it in the States on March 14, and comes to Sky Movies HD in the UK over Easter.

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