"Pearl Harbor": the Movie and the Moment

" Pearl Harbor" , produced by Jerry Bruckheimer (" Top Gun" , " Gone in 60 Seconds" ) and funded by Disney/Buena Vista to the tune of $145m (making it the highest-budgeted film in history) is set to be a summer 2001 blockbuster. Starring Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale, Cuba Gooding Jr. And Alec Baldwin, it tells the story of a classic love triangle set against the backdrop of a devastating day in US history. " Pearl Harbor: The Movie and the Moment" captures the movie and the history it celebrates with 160 images, movie stills, storyboards, sketches and maps. The text reveals the stories of the Pearl Harbour naval base and the daily lives of its officers. Interviews with survivors, accounts of bombing raids and outlines of military strategies bring to life the drama and heroism of that fateful day.