In the late 1930s, world politics begin to head in a dangerous direction. In Europe, Germany expands and rearms and proceeds to annex several border countries into the Reich. Meanwhile, Italy attempts to establish a Facist Colonial Empire under Mussolini while the Empire of Japan stands ready for a major war with China. Enter the Henry family, headed by career naval officer Victor “Pug” Henry. “Winds of War” thus follows the exploits of Pug and his children, all of which are set against the backdrop of world events leading up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.

Ep01.The.Winds.Rise
Ep02.The.Storm.Breaks
Ep03.Cataclysm
Ep04.Defiance
Ep05.Of.Love.And.War
Ep06.The.Changing.Of.The.Guard
Ep07.Into.The.Maelstrom

15.99GB | 14h 37m | 720×480 | mkv

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Language(s):English
Subtitles:English

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As a monetary rater of movies, you can tell that I have leanings. My film studies background is rooted in films noir and gritty westerns and at heart, The Getaway is a pulp crime drama with a southwestern flavor. Of course I love it; there’s a heist, a duel, a shootout, a con and every other genre staple that I’ve written about before (not to mention it played a pivotal role in my graduating thesis). It’s true that these details ingratiate the film to me, but it’s also true that The Getaway is a fantastic film. It’s a Steve McQueen movie, after all! That alone makes it a classic and worth watching.

However, it’s the direction by Sam Peckinpah that elevates the film to cinematic extraordinariness, a personal rating of 8.5/10 instead of a seven. In this instance, my film appreciation outranks my boyish genre loves and McQueen man crush. Peckinpah is a master. I’ve stated before and I will state again that Robert Altman is my favorite director, but if I’m ever put in a position where I’m directing a film on my own, it will be Sam Peckinpah that I will mimic most in style. His filmography is one masterpiece followed by another and in my opinion, The Getaway is one of his best.

That’s where my self-proclaimed proficiency in film fandom is either debunked or respectfully ironic. To this day, Sam Peckinpah is considered a brilliant director. However, at the time, critics considered Sam Peckinpah to be a sell out for directing The Getaway. The dark horse, indie, underground director… doing a Steve McQueen movie? It’s the equivalent of Martin Scorsese signing on to direct a Vin Diesel sequel. In other words, it lowered a few opinions of the man and it might lower a few opinions of me to say otherwise.

And it’s true. Peckinpah did, for lack of a better phrase, sell out. He was struggling financially and intentionally set out to make a film that would yield a high profit. By definition, he sold out. However, other connotations of the term do not apply. Peckinpah did not go through the motions. In fact, he pulled out all the stops. Maybe The Getaway wasn’t his magnum opus, but it was his chance to prove to mainstream America that he was more than just an art house filmmaker of gratuitous violence, and that’s exactly what Peckinpah did. He may not have thought so, but I think he nailed it. He created a masterpiece that could be loved by all and I believe, in doing so, he created something worthy of the top Peckinpah DVD shelf alongside the likes of The Wild Bunch.
Written by Zachary Mann

2.06GB | 2h 02m | 1024×440 | mkv

https://nitro.download/view/28576FA984F7D4F/Getaway.mkv

Language(s):English,Spanish
Subtitles:English (+HoH), French, German (+HoH), Italian (+HoH), Spanish, Dutch, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian & Swedish

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SYNOPSIS: While driving through the Arizona desert, Albuquerque based independent trucker Martin Penwald – who goes by the handle “Rubber Duck” – along with his fellow truckers “Pig Pen” and “Spider Mike”, are entrapped by unscrupulous Sheriff Lyle “Cottonmouth” Wallace using a key tool of the trucker’s trade, the citizens’ band (CB) radio. Rubber Duck and Cottonmouth have a long, antagonistic history. When this encounter later escalates into a more physical one as Cottonmouth threatens Spider Mike, a man who just wants to get home to his pregnant wife, Rubber Duck and other the truckers involved, including Spider Mike, Pig Pen and “Widow Woman”, go on the run, figuring the best thing to do being to head to New Mexico to avoid prosecution. Along for the ride is Melissa, a beautiful photographer who just wanted a ride to the airport. As news of what happened spreads over the CB airwaves, other truckers join their convoy as a show of support. Cottonmouth rallies other law enforcement officers …

Extras Include:
(All of the extra features here have apparently been ported over from a previous American DVD release)
French and German subtitles
1) Injokes, Friends And Cameos (5:44)
2) Passion and Poetry (doc – making of) (70:02)
3) Three Lost Scenes (5:33)
4) Trucker Notes From Norway (3:04)

https://nitro.download/view/E93A445169BBAAD/Convoy.mkv
https://nitro.download/view/2748ACF0E1C4232/Convoy_Extras.rar

Language(s):English
Subtitles:English French German

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