| Description |
4 videodiscs (372 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 CD-ROM (sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.) |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; CD-ROM (bonus): Microsoft Windows compatible. |
| Cast |
Hosted by Kevin Costner ; narrated by Gregory Harrison ; voices of: Tim Bottoms, Tantoo Cardinal, Gary Farmer, Graham Greene, Castulo Guerra, Amy Madigan, Edward James Olmos, Tony Plana, Eric K. Schweig, Patrick Stewart, Wes Studi, Gordon Tootoosis, Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Sheldon Wolfchild. |
| Credits |
Head of research, Lee Miller ; directors of photography, Dyanna Taylor ... [et al.] ; composer, Peter Buffett ; edited by, Susan Crutcher, Rick Blue, Edgar Burcksen. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
An eight-part documentary that looks back at life in North America before the arrival of the Europeans, then follows the epic struggles of Indian Nations as the continent is reshaped by contact. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. New series introduction by Kevin Costner ; Series prologue : Wounded Knee legacy ; Episode 1 : The ancestors ; Episode 2 : Mexico -- Disc 2. Episode 3 : Clash of cultures ; Episode 4 : Invasion of the coast -- Disc 3. Episode 5 : Cauldron of war ; Episode 6 : Removal -- Disc 4. Episode 7 : Roads across the plains ; Episode 8 : Attack on culture. |
| Note |
Special features: New series introduction and closing remarks by Kevin Costner ; CGI insight with director Jack Leustig ; Bonus CD-ROM disc of extensive archival and making-of material. |
| Language |
English dialogue with optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Indians of Central America -- History.
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| Local Subject |
Indigenous peoples -- North America -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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| Subject |
Indians of North America -- History.
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| Local Subject |
Indigenous peoples -- Central America -- History.
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| Added Author |
Leustig, Jack.
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Grossman, Roberta.
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Costner, Kevin.
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Harrison, Gregory, 1950-
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Bottoms, Timothy, 1949-
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Buffett, Peter.
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Cardinal, Tantoo.
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Farmer, Gary, 1953-
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Greene, Graham.
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Guerra, Castulo.
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Madigan, Amy.
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Olmos, Edward James.
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Plana, Tony, 1952-
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Schweig, Eric, 1967-
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Stewart, Patrick, 1940-
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Studi, Wes.
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Tootoosis, Gordon.
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Westerman, Floyd Red Crow, 1936-2007.
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Wolfchild, Sheldon Peters.
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Tig Productions.
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RCS Films & TV.
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Majestic Films and Television International.
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| Added Title |
Five hundred nations |
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500 nations (Television program)
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| ISBN |
0790798832 |
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9780790798837 |
| Standard No. |
012569457720 |
| Music No. |
4577 Warner Home Video |
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