Tom Hanks: America's Chronicler-in-Chief

This $120 million epic, which Hanks produced and appeared in, tells the story of the Army Airborne heroes who helped win World War II and the Pacific.
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Band of Brothers, 2001
This $120 million epic, which Hanks produced and appeared in, tells the story of the Army Airborne heroes who helped win World War II and the Pacific.

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