DVD
6 of 6 Copies Available
- CENTRAL: Audiovisual Collection (2 copies)
- EASTWOOD: Audiovisual Collection
- OSHTEMO: Audiovisual Collection
- WASHINGTON SQUARE: Audiovisual Collection (2 copies)
The outpost
Call Number
- DVD ACTION (CEN, EAS, OSH, WSQ)
Languages
Closed-captioned.
Performers
Scott Eastwood, Caleb Landry Jones, Orlando Bloom.
Publication Information
[New York, NY] : Screen Media, [2020]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (123 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: R; war violence and grisly images, pervasive language, and sexual references.
Summary
A small unit of U.S. soldiers, alone at the remote Combat Outpost Keating, located deep in the valley of three mountains in Afghanistan, battles to defend against an overwhelming force of Taliban fighters in a coordinated attack. The Battle of Kamdesh, as it was known, was the bloodiest American engagement of the Afghan War in 2009 and Bravo Troop 3-61 CAV became one of the most decorated units of the 19-year conflict.
Notes
Based on the book entitles "The outpost: an untold story of American valor" written by Jake Tapper.
DVD release of the 2020 motion picture.
Bonus content: Inside COP Keating: behind the scenes, behind the lines ; audio commentary with director Rod Lurie ; scene rehearsals.
Subjects
- Kamdesh, Battle of, Afghanistan, 2009 > Drama.
- Soldiers > United States > Drama.
- Afghan War, 2001-2021 > Campaigns > Afghanistan > Nuristan (Region) > Drama.
- Counterinsurgency > Afghanistan > Nuristan (Region) > Drama.
- Taliban members > Afghanistan > Drama.
- Combat Outpost Keating (Afghanistan) > Drama.
- Afghanistan > Drama.