Lee Marvin is a grizzled WWII army sergeant leading the men of the First Infantry Division (aka The Big Red One) from one battlefield to the next across Africa and Europe. Robert Carradine, Mark Hamill, Kelly Ward and Bobby Di Cicco are among the young recruits in his charge. Writer/director Samuel Fuller's gritty, autobiographical military saga was originally slated to be made in the '50s with John Wayne. 162 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; audio commentary; documentaries; photo gallery; alternate scenes; TV spot. Two-disc set.

Writer/director Samuel Fuller's rabid thriller tells a provocative yarn about an actress (Kristy McNichol) who adopts a stray German shepherd she hit with her car. Indebted to the dog after it saves her from a would-be rapist, McNichol discovers that the animal was taught to attack black people on sight and hires a trainer (Paul Winfield) to try and change its racist conditioning. Jameson Parker, Burl Ives co-star. 90 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); interviews; photo gallery.

Renowned director Samuel Fuller's final film stars Keith Carradine as a former pop music star whose career was cut short after his throat was slit for dating a gangster's girlfriend. Carradine roams the country as a vagrant, until the day comes when he can take revenge on those who did him wrong, in this brutal action tale. Samantha Fuller and Bernard Fresson co-star. 89 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; deleted scenes; audio commentary; theatrical trailer; interviews.

This acclaimed documentary chronicles the aborted efforts of director Sam Fuller to make an action film in the Brazilian rain forest in 1954. Forty years after he explored the region for the movie, Fuller's incredible footage is revealed, and he and filmmaker Jim Jarmusch return to the Amazon and its inhabitants, the Karaja Indians; directed by Mika Kaurismaki. 75 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; audio commentary; outtakes; interviews.

As the silent-film era draws to a close, a western star (Richard Dix) finds his career in dire straits while his leading lady (Fay Wray) thrives, in "It Happened in Hollywood" (1937). It's an "Adventure in Sahara" (1938) when a band of mutinous legionnaires banishes their commander to the harsh desert. C. Henry Gordon stars. A dedicated newsman must stop his publisher from using their paper for his own political purposes, in "Power of the Press" (1943). Otto Kruger, Lee Tracy star. A beautiful ex-con (Patricia Knight) is torn between her straight-arrow parole officer (Cornel Wilde) and her shady gambler lover (John Baragrey), in "Shockproof" (1949). The editor of a "Scandal Sheet" (1952) kills his wife and puts suspicion off himself by assigning a reporter to find the killer. With Broderick Crawford, Donna Reed. While investigating the murder of a stripper, two detectives fall for the same woman--who also happens to be their star witness, in "The Crimson Kimono" (1959). Glenn Corbett,Victoria Shaw star. Cliff Robertson is a man seeking revenge against the crooks who killed his father, in "Underworld U.S.A." (1961). 8 3/4 hrs. total on seven discs. Standard/Widescreen (Enhanced); Subtitles: English, French; featurettes.

Ancient Rome is the setting for this dramatic epic of faith, love, and courage. Revered Imperial soldier Marcus Vinicius (Robert Taylor) returns from years of battle and falls in love with a beautiful Christian woman (Deborah Kerr). But as Nero (Peter Ustinov) becomes obsessed with destroying the fledgling Christian Church, Vinicius must protect his beloved from the emperor's wrath. Look quickly for uncredited appearances by Elizabeth Taylor, Sophia Loren, and Bud Spencer. 174 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), Spanish, Japanese, French; featurette; audio commentary; original roadshow overture and exit music; theatrical trailers. Two-disc set.

Ambitious British telefilm examines the life and controversial leadership of Emperor Nero. After Caligula becomes overwhelmed by madness and exiles his mother, the young man unexpectedly becomes heir to the throne. But when he rises to power, Nero's ineptitude and paranoia leads to Rome's ultimate downfall. Hans Matheson, Laura Morante, Rike Schmid, Sonia Aquino star. AKA: "Imperium: Nerone." 192 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English, French; theatrical trailers.

They were the 442nd Regiment...a squad of loyal Japanese-Americans who had to battle prejudice as well as the Axis enemy. Van Johnson stars as their contemptuous topkick, whose bigotry gives way to respect in the crucible of war. With Warner Anderson, Lane Nakano. 92 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; theatrical trailer.

This unforgettable World War II drama relates the little-known saga of the Asian-American 100th Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team, the heroic squad of fighting men that earned a record seven Presidential Citations, 21 Medals of Honor, 9,486 Purple Hearts, and more. Nicknamed the "Purple Heart Battalion," the group suffered high casualties and displayed rare battlefield courage. Jason Scott Lee, Jeff Fahey, and Pat Morita star. 99 min. Soundtrack: English.

An inventive historical drama focusing on Napoleon's early days in exile on St. Helena. British envoy Lord Sissal approaches "the Little Corporal," offering to help him escape from prison if he agrees to help organize an attack on Prussia. John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Billie Whitelaw, and Kenneth Haigh star. Soundtrack: English.

Produced for French television, this epic historical mini-series traces the life of the Corsican-born soldier who swept into 18th-century Paris as a military hero and rose to become the most powerful man in the world. Cast against type, Christian Clavier ("Les Visiteurs") presents the private side of a leader betrayed by his own drive for conquest. The wonderful supporting cast includes Isabella Rossellini as Josephine, Gerard Depardieu as Fouche, and John Malkovich as Talleyrand. 8 hrs. on three discs. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; "making of" featurette; bonus programs; biographies; filmographies; scene access.