For Immediate Release

WINNER OF THE GOLDEN GLOBE FOR BEST MINISERIES
AND NOMINATED FOR 19 EMMY AWARDS

BAND OF BROTHERS

TO BE RELEASED ON HBO VIDEO, NOVEMBER 5

New York, NY July XX, 2002 -- On June 6, 1944 an elite rifle company parachuted into France and made world history on what would become known as D-Day. They fought in the Battle of the Bulge, captured Hitler's Eagle's Nest at Berchtesgaden and became true American heroes over the course of their service in WWII. Now, the story of this elite Army unit, told through a ten-part epic that has been called, "the best miniseries in the history of television" (Chicago Sun Times) and "extraordinary, forceful and stunning,"(New York Times) will become a part of home video history. On November 5, the highly acclaimed and eagerly anticipated miniseries, BAND OF BROTHERS, executive produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, will be available for purchase on VHS and DVD in retail outlets nationwide.

Packaged in unique box sets, BAND OF BROTHERS will be available in a six disc, embossed, metallic case, DVD collection for $119.99 SRP and a six volume, enclosed slipcase, VHS collection for $109.98 SRP. (Order Due Date: 10/1/02, Runtime: 700 minutes, Not Rated)

Based on Stephen E. Ambrose's nonfiction bestseller, BAND OF BROTHERS 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 from D-Day to the fall of Nazi Germany and the surrender of Japan. Drawn from hours of interviews with survivors, as well as soldiers' journals and letters, BAND OF BROTHERS chronicles a unit that took 150 percent casualties and whose lives became legend.

Described as "a TV triumph never to be forgotten," (New York Daily News) BAND OF BROTHERS has received numerous awards including a Golden Globe for Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television, a Peabody Award for Best Miniseries and has been nominated for 19 Emmy Awards® including Outstanding Miniseries, Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special and Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special. A "tremendously moving" (Newsweek) and "absolutely extraordinary" (USA Today) retelling of history, BAND OF BROTHERS is a "magnificent, awe-inspiring and shatteringly emotional"(TV Guide) achievement that has been called "the finest piece of work ever produced for television" (New York Post).

Additional VHS & DVD Content

BAND OF BROTHERS on VHS and DVD also features the exclusive documentary "We Stand Alone Together: The Men of Easy Company." This 1 hour and 20 minute documentary tells the remarkable story of the men of Easy Company in their own words. Featuring recent interviews with the real-life company members whose deeds are dramatized in the miniseries, combined with rare and archival photographs and film footage, the poignant documentary demonstrates the true lives of the men portrayed in BAND OF BROTHERS.

Additional bonus materials that are exclusive to the BAND OF BROTHERS DVD set include a 30 minute feature showcasing "The Making of Band of Brothers," Ron Livingston's "Video Diaries" featuring the experience of making the miniseries through the eyes of one actor, a featurette of HBO's premiere screening of the miniseries on the beaches of Normandy and an optional, enhanced viewing "Field Guide."

The "Field Guide" is an extensive reference feature, which details the people, places and events associated with Easy Company's campaigns through Europe and WWII as a whole. Access to the guide is context sensitive, so the viewer always gets information specific to the current episode being viewed, first. From this access point, the viewer may continue to browse the entire collection of features spanning sections such as Soldiers, Timeline, Map, Chain of Command, Glossary and Briefings.

DVD content also includes 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio from high definition digital masters, character biographies, scene selections, web-enabled links to the BAND OF BROTHERS "Living Memorial" and other relevant sites, a still photo gallery, episodic previews, a series index and audio tracks in English DTS and 5.1 as well as English, French and Spanish Dolby Surround, English closed-captioning and Spanish subtitles.

Marketing and Advertising

BAND OF BROTHERS on HBO Video is backed by an extensive national advertising campaign promoting the November 5 release. The campaign includes post street date advertising on ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, TBS, TNT, E!, ESPN, FOX SPORTS, A&E, The History Channel, TMC, and CNN. Print advertising will include layouts in Esquire, GQ, Entertainment Weekly, Vanity Fair, Time, Fortune, National Geographic, the Military Times, USA Today, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and much more. HBO Video will also advertise BAND OF BROTHERS in the top 40 radio markets nationwide.

Program Information

BAND OF BROTHERS is produced by Band Of Brothers Ltd. in association with DreamWorks and Playtone; Tom Hanks (executive producer of the Emmy®-winning HBO miniseries "From the Earth to the Moon") and Steven Spielberg serve as executive producers. The majority of the production facilities for BAND OF BROTHERS are based at the former Hatfield Aerodrome, near London, which also served as the location base for Spielberg's production of "Saving Private Ryan."

The directors of the miniseries are Tom Hanks ("That Thing You Do!"), David Frankel ("Miami Rhapsody"), David Leland ("Wish You Were Here"), Richard Loncraine ("Richard III," starring Ian McKellen and HBO's "The Gathering Storm"), David Nutter ("Disturbing Behavior"), Phil Alden Robinson ("Field of Dreams"), Mikael Salomon ("Hard Rain") and Tony To (HBO's "From the Earth to the Moon").

Tony To (co-executive producer of "From the Earth to the Moon") and Gary Goetzman of The Playtone Company are co-executive producers of BAND OF BROTHERS. Mary Richards ("Elizabeth") is the UK producer. Erik Bork is supervising producer; Erik Jendresen is consulting producer. Anne Thomopoulos, senior vice president, HBO Original Programming, west coast, and Carmi Zlotnik, senior vice president, HBO production and creative operations, are the HBO representatives overseeing the project.

Launched in October 1984, HBO Video markets an extensive variety of HBO original programming including multiple Emmy Award‚ winner "Wit," "61*" and the hit series "Sex and the City," "The Sopranos," and "Oz."

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