Beyond All Boundaries (2009)
November 9, 2009Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Kevin Bacon
Robert Sherrod - Time Magazine Correspondent
Corbin Bleu
Eddie W. Robinson / Sgt. Dan Levin
Patricia Clarkson
Marguerite Higgins - New York Herald Tribune Correspondent
James Cromwell
Major General Alexander A. Vandegrift / Fleet Admiral William Halsey
Kevin Connolly
Donald Sanborn / Pvt. Raymond Howell
Blythe Danner
Elsa Maxwell
Chris Ellis
Writer
Viola Davis
Hortense Johnson
Jesse Eisenberg
Lt. Fiske Hanley / Sgt. Benjamin McKinney
John Goodman
Capt. Edwin Simmons
Tom Hanks
Narrator
Neil Patrick Harris
1st Lt. David Hettema / Sgt. William Manchester
Douglas Yellin
Producer
Kevin Jonas
Mike Mervosh
Tom Kane
Edward R. Murrow
Justin Long
Corp. James R. Garrett / Sgt. John H. Morris
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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.
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.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.