Band of Brothers

Band of Brothers is a 2001 ten-part, 11-hour television World War II miniseries based on the book of the same title written by historian and biographer Stephen E. Ambrose. The executive producers were Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, who had collaborated on the World War II film Saving Private Ryan (1998). The episodes first aired in 2001 on HBO and are still run frequently on various TV networks around the world. The narrative centers on the expe... More

Original network:

Air date of first episode:

  • Sep 9, 2001

Air date of final episode:

  • Nov 4, 2001

Original episode running time:

  • 1 h

Number of episodes:

  • 10

Also known as:

  • Band of Brothers
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Awards

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Art Direction for a Single Camera Series Winners

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special Nominees

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Film

Directed by

David Frankel

David Frankel (born April 2, 1959; New York City) is an American director, screenwriter and executive producer. He is the son of Max Frankel, a former...

Phil Alden Robinson

Phil Alden Robinson (born March 1, 1950) is an American film director and screenwriter whose films include Field of Dreams, Sneakers and The Sum of All Fears....

Richard Loncraine

Richard Loncraine (born 20 October 1946) is a British film and television director. Loncraine received early training in the features department of the BBC,...

Mikael Salomon

Mikael Salomon (born February 24, 1945 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish filmmaker, cinematographer of The Abyss (1989) and Backdraft (1991), and director of...

Tom Hanks

Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American film actor, director, voice-over artist, writer and film producer. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly...

David Leland

David Leland (born 20 April 1947 in Cambridge, England) is a director, screenwriter and actor who came to international fame with his directorial debut Wish...

David Nutter

David Nutter (born 1960) is an American television and film director and television producer. He is best known for directing pilot episodes for television...

Initial release date:

  • 2001

Story by:

Release date(s):

Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • 2001
  • Nov 5, 2002
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Runtime:

Runtime Note
  • 10 h
  • 10 parts

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Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 125,000,000

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