Hanks, others screen 'Beyond All Boundaries'

The film, which includes “4-D” elements such as props and shaking seats, opens to the public Friday and will be shown exclusively at the museum's new Victory Theater. The theater is part of the museum's US$300 million expansion project that will continue through 2015.

Clarkson and Cromwell were among more than a dozen celebrities who lent their voices to the documentary. Clarkson was the voice of Marguerite Higgins, a New York Herald Tribune correspondent, and Cromwell was the voices of Maj. Gen. Alexander Archer Vandegrift and Fleet Adm. William Halsey.

The film includes vintage images that chronicle WWII - from Pearl Harbor to the Battle of the Bulge — and took five years to make.

“I'm just glad that it's here,” Hanks said. “I'm glad that it's part of the bigger museum. I think things like this are natural resources for each city (in which) they exist.”

“Beyond All Boundaries” has been a highly anticipated attraction at the museum. Also opening Friday are two other museum additions — a canteen that will showcase musical revues inspired by USO-style productions and a restaurant called The American Sector that will be overseen by chef John Besh.

To mark the occasion, there will be a military flyover, procession of World War II veterans and entertainer Mickey Rooney is scheduled to perform with his band.

The celebration will continue through the weekend with a Victory Stomp block party Saturday and a retrospective honoring the museum's founder, the late Stephen Ambrose, on Sunday.

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