The Greeks [videorecording] :crucible of civilization / producer, Anthony Geffen ; written and directed by Cassian Harrison ; produced by Atlantic Productions ; in association with PBS and Devillier Donegan Enterprises.
Contributor(s): Neeson, Liam | Geffen, Anthony | Harrison, Cassian | Turner, Simon Fisher | Gibbs, Michael, arranger | PBS Home Video | Paramount Home Entertainment | Atlantic Productions | Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) | Devillier-Donegan Enterprises.
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Visual materialSeries: Empires (PBS Home Video): Publisher: [Alexandria, Va.] : Hollywood, Calif. : PBS Home Video ; Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, 2005, c1999Edition: Widescreen format.Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 140 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.ISBN: 1415711097.Uniform titles: Empires (Television program) Subject(s): Greece -- Civilization -- To 146 B.C | Greece -- History -- To 146 B.C | Civilization, Western -- Greek influences | Greece -- Civilization -- To 146 B.C | Greece -- History -- To 146 B.C | Civilization, Western -- Greek influences | Greece -- Civilization | Greece -- History -- 0-323 | Western civilization | VideodiscsGenre/Form: Historical works (Nonfiction) | Documentary television programs. | DVD-Video discs.DDC classification: 938 Young Adult
DVD; Dolby digital; region 1.
DVD-ROM system requirements: multimedia PC, Microsoft Windows 95+, DVD-ROM drive, DVD software or hardware decoder, 266 MHz Pentium processor, 32 MB RAM, 5-20 MB available hard disc space, Quicktime. Will not work on Macintosh computers.
Soundtrack and subtitles in English.
Narrated by Liam Neeson.
Director of photography, Lee Pulbrook ; edited by Mel Quigley, Maggie Choyce, Scott McEwing ; music composed by Simon Fisher Turner, Michael Gibbs.
Originally produced as an episode of the television program Empires in 1999.
Includes director's commentary, extra scenes, and DVD-ROM features.
DVD-ROM features include Web link, screensaver, and 3-D views of the Acropolis.
Container erroneously indicates closed-captioning.
"Enhanced for 16x9 televisions"--Container.
Actor Liam Neeson hosts an exploration of the history of ancient Greek civilization as seen through the lives of its heroes, with reconstructions and re-creations of significant locations and events.
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