Beyond All Boundaries

Beyond All Boundaries is a 2009 short film depicting the battles of World War II. The film is shown in 4-D, and includes archive footage and special effects. The short, produced and narrated by Tom Hanks and directed by David Briggs, was released 9 November 2009 and is shown solely in The National World War II Museum, New Orleans. It was designed purely for the Solomon Victory Theater within the museum, and is only shown in this one location.

Beyond All Boundaries
Directed byDavid Briggs
Written byChris Ellis, Christopher Ellis
Narrated byTom Hanks
Release date
  • 9 November 2009 (2009-11-09)
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish

Solomon Victory Theater makes use of vibrating seats and atmospheric effects to enhance the viewing experience. In addition there are also moving props and scenery, lighting and sound effects and a multi-layered projection process.[1]

The film makes use of the writings and documented accounts of World War II veterans.

In 2011, Beyond All Boundaries received a Thea Award for Outstanding Achievement from the Themed Entertainment Association.[2]

Cast
ActorCharacter
Kevin BaconRobert Sherrod
Corbin BleuEddie W. Robinson / Sgt. Dan Levin
Patricia ClarksonMarguerite Higgins
Kevin ConnollyDonald Sanborn / Pvt. Raymond Howell
James CromwellMajor General Alexander A. Vandegrift / Fleet Admiral William Halsey
Blythe DannerElsa Maxwell
Viola DavisHortense Johnson
Jesse EisenbergLt. Fiske Hanley / Sgt. Benjamin McKinney
John GoodmanCapt. Edwin Simmons
Tom HanksNarrator
Neil Patrick Harris1st Lt. David Hettema / Sgt. William Manchester
Kevin JonasMike Mervosh
Tom KaneEdward R. Murrow
Justin LongCpl. James R. Garrett / Sgt. John H. Morris
Tobey MaguirePvt. George Strang
Joseph MazzelloEugene B. Sledge
Daran Norris1940s Newscaster
Wendell PierceSgt. Thomas McPhatter
Chris PineHanson Baldwin / Sgt. Bill Reed
Brad PittSgt. Bill Mauldin
William SadlerLt. Colonel Lewis B. 'Chesty' Puller
Gary SiniseErnie Pyle
Elijah WoodCpl. Wilfred Hanson / Capt. John C. Chapin

References
  1. "Solomon Victory Theater". The National WWII Museum | New Orleans. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  2. "17th Annual Thea Awards | Themed Entertainment Association (TEA)". Teaconnect.org. Archived from the original on 2014-05-25. Retrieved 2014-04-08.


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