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Troy - Unearthing the Legend (History Channel)

starring: John Swanson, Andrew Sachs (II), Jean Simmons, David McCallum, Stanley Anderson
directed by: Patrick Taulère, John Jopson

: Troy - Unearthing the Legend (History Channel)
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780767063845
Format: Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0767063848
Label: A&E Home Video
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 25, 2004
Running Time: 319 minutes
Sales Rank: 50859
Studio: A&E Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: September 30, 2002



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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
Troy: Unearthing the Legend is a hodgepodge of programs that relate, more or less, to the legendary city of Troy. The best of the bunch actually has little to do with the Trojan War: The Rise and Fall of the Spartans is a three-hour study of the history and character of Sparta, the Greek city-state with the famously rigorous approach to life and war. A gallery of historians do a lucid and engaging job of tracing the strengths and weaknesses of Sparta, with special attention to the Battle of Thermopylae. The other disc consists of 'three' shorter TV programs; one, Treasure! The Ancient Gold of Troy, is an A&E special digging up the story on the controversial jewelry found by Heinrich Schliemann at the Troy archaeological site, and what happened to it after the Soviets spirited it away from a German museum in the waning days of World War II.

The other two offerings, Ancient Mysteries: The Odyssey of Troy and The Trojan City appear to be almost exactly the same program, except the former is narrated by Leonard Nimoy. It's a standard look at the connections between The Iliad of Homer and historical fact. But including two different versions without alerting the consumer seems like misleading padding. --Robert Horton



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Troy Lite
I echo the other comments made here. From the packaging, it was unclear to me that one of the ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Worthy but not because of Troy
The title of this set is misleading. The entire first disk contains virtually nothing to do with Troy. ... Read More


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Not up to History Channel standard
Sorry to say this two-pack is not up to History Channel usual high standard. DVD 1, on the Spartans (essentially ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - The Spartan series was better than the Troy series in here
If I could give two ratings, I would give disc 1 (the rise and fall of Sparta) a 5 and disc 2 a 2. I compromised ... Read More


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