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Augustus

starring: Peter O'Toole, Charlotte Rampling, Vittoria Belvedere, Benjamin Sadler, Ken Duken
directed by: Roger Young

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 9781404972193
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
ISBN: 1404972196
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: January 04, 2005
Running Time: 178 minutes
Sales Rank: 10437
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 2003



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Product Description:
The desperate struggle for power in the world of ancient rome is on. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 07/25/2006 Starring: Peter Otoole Run time: 178 minutes Rating: R

Amazon.com:
Augustus is equal parts history lesson and soap opera, and thoroughly engaging at all levels. Peter O'Toole plays Octavius/Augustus, heir to his doomed uncle Julius Caesar's command of the far-flung Roman empire. Surviving an assassination attempt and struck by news of the death of his old friend and ally, Agrippa (Ken Duken), in the same day, Octavius waxes nostalgic about his youthful exploits in Caesar's army (Benjamin Sadler plays the young Augustus in flashbacks) and his unprepared immersion in the deadly politics of the Mark Antony (Massimo Ghini) era. More immediate are Octavius' problems trying to stave off conspiracies by his wife Livia (Charlotte Rampling) to set up the emperor's stepson, Tiberius (Michele Bevilacqua), as heir, and talk his dutiful daughter Julia (Vittoria Belvedere) into a marriage she doesn't want. Roger Young (Jesus) directs this highly watchable costume drama, and O'Toole's golden presence makes the ancient intrigues tragically human. --Tom Keogh



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Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Augustus Review
Not a particularly good production. It does not have the fine qualities of "I, Claudius" or the recent ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Augustus/DVD
You sent the DVD for a zone 1 showing/I'm in zone 2: Thus not possible to play on my system.Thanks! T. Johnson


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Wretched
I couldn't finish this. It was full of cliche, clumsy exposition and had no real sense of humor. Steer clear ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Terrible!
I'm always suspicious of one-star reviews. It sounds like somebody has an axe to grind. I read some negative ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Classic story told for the masses.
As a student of Classics I was eager to see this film. Peter O'toole has always been a favorite of mine.. This ... Read More

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