At the corner of Pearl Harbor and Hollywood
Submitted on December 7, 2001 - 1:00am.
Federico Arellano - Fall 2001
Sixty years later, the Pearl Harbor tragedy still touches a nerve. Last year's hit film, "Pearl Harbor," was merely the latest of nearly 30 films on the subject so far.
"I'm not sure the best (movie on Pearl Harbor) has been done yet," said Barry Collin, president of Independent Feature Film Producers in California.
Experts figure that of the 30 movies and TV series that have featured the attack that killed more than 2,300 persons and led the United States into World War II, at least 10 of them are documentaries.
Hundreds of films also use the disaster as a linchpin for their plots.
"I'm not sure the best (movie on Pearl Harbor) has been done yet," said Barry Collin, president of Independent Feature Film Producers in California.
Experts figure that of the 30 movies and TV series that have featured the attack that killed more than 2,300 persons and led the United States into World War II, at least 10 of them are documentaries.
Hundreds of films also use the disaster as a linchpin for their plots.
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