{"product_id":"the-battles-of-coronel-and-the-falkland-islands","title":"The Battles of Coronel and the Falkland Islands","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"productDescriptionSource\"\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE BATTLES OF CORONEL AND THE FALKLAND ISLANDS (DVD)\u003cbr\u003e\r\nA film by Walter Summers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eA stunning new restoration of a British World War One epic, this is\r\none of the greatest British films from the silent era.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally released in 1927 to great acclaim and popularity, \u003ci\u003eThe\r\nBattles of Coronel and Falkland Islands\u003c\/i\u003e is an exciting recreation\r\nof two key battles faced by the Royal Navy in the early days of World\r\nWar One. The first major engagement between German and British ships at\r\nCoronel was a terrible defeat for Britain with the loss of two\r\nwarships. Later the British responded in a desperate bid to save the\r\nmorale of a nation at war. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe stunning restoration has a stirring new score by award-winning\r\ncomposer Simon Dobson, commissioned by the BFI and performed,\r\nappropriately, by 24 members of the Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines\r\nin honour of the 24 members of the band who lost their lives with the\r\nsinking of HMS Monmouth at the battle of Coronel. \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eSpecial features\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eFour Archive shorts: \u003ci\u003eSea Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e (1914, 6 mins); \u003ci\u003eNaval\r\nReview\u003c\/i\u003e (1914, 5 mins); \u003ci\u003eOur Naval Losses\u003c\/i\u003e (1914, 1 in); \u003ci\u003eEngland\r\nExpects\u003c\/i\u003e (1914, 1 min)\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eRecording the Score\u003c\/i\u003e (2014, 7 mins): new documentary with\r\ninterviews with the Royal Navy and Simon Dobson\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli\u003eFully illustrated booklet with new essays and full credits\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n","brand":"Bfi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54306283291009,"sku":"BFIV2025","price":10.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0702\/9050\/5986\/files\/2846380.jpg?v=1747331140","url":"https:\/\/hit.co.uk\/products\/the-battles-of-coronel-and-the-falkland-islands","provider":"Hit","version":"1.0","type":"link"}