Jun 29 Blu-ray releases for Tuesday 7-5
Here are a few of the Blu-ray discs that will be released on Tuesday July 5th.
Of Gods and Men (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo)
Under threat by fundamentalist terrorists, a group of Trappist monks stationed with an impoverished Algerian community must decide whether to leave or stay.
Director: Xavier Beauvois
Writers: Xavier Beauvois (adaptation) (dialogue), Etienne Comar (scenario)
Stars: Lambert Wilson, Michael Lonsdale and Olivier Rabourdin
13 Assassins
A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord.
Director: Takashi Miike
Writers: Kaneo Ikegami (based on a screenplay by), Daisuke Tengan (screenplay)
Stars: Kôji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada and Yûsuke Iseya
Das Boot (Two-Disc Collector's Set)
The claustrophobic world of a WWII German U-boat; boredom, filth, and sheer terror.
Director: Wolfgang Petersen
Writers: Wolfgang Petersen, Lothar G. Buchheim (novel)
Stars: Jürgen Prochnow, Herbert Grönemeyer and Klaus Wennemann
Gettysburg / Gods and Generals (Limited Collector's Edition)
Marking the 150th-anniversary commemoration of the Civil War, Ronald F. Maxwell’s acclaimed film now arrives in a Director’s Cut featuring 17 minutes of compelling additional footage. Filmed at actual battle locations and full of authentic details, this rousing and soulful movie plunges you into the heat of the bloodiest battle fought on American soil. History comes alive with intense and spirited battles as well as the dilemmas, motivations and fears of the leaders. Tom Berenger, Jeff Daniels, Martin Sheen and Stephen Lang star in this magnificent epic based on Michael Shaara's Pulitzer Prize-winning The Killer Angels.
Ratatouille (Two-Disc Blu-ray / DVD Combo)
Remy is a young rat in the French countryside who arrives in Paris, only to find out that his cooking idol is dead. When he makes an unusual alliance with a restaurant's new garbage boy, the culinary and personal adventures begin despite Remy's family's skepticism and the rat-hating world of humans.
Directors: Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava
Writers: Brad Bird (screenplay), Jim Capobianco (screenplay)
Stars: Brad Garrett, Lou Romano and Patton Oswalt
Wall-E (Three-Disc Blu-ray / DVD Combo)
In the distant future, a small waste collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.
Director: Andrew Stanton
Writers: Andrew Stanton (original story), Pete Docter (original story)
Stars: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight and Jeff Garlin
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