| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 110 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital surround stereo. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Performer |
Narrated by Brian Greene. |
| Summary |
To mark the Olympics' 2004 return to its birthplace of Athens, this series tells the 'real' story of the original games. It combines lavish reconstruction of the ancient Greek games with dramatic highlights from the modern olympics. |
| Credits |
Writer/producer/director, Antony Thomas ; director of photography, Jonathan Partridge ; editors, McDonald Brown, Joe Frost ; music, Dimitri Tchamouroff. |
| Contents |
Program 1. Death or glory -- program 2. Playing to win. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Olympic games (Ancient) -- History.
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Olympics -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary television programs -- Great Britain.
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| Added Author |
Greene, Brian. Narrator.
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Thomas, Antony, 1940- Screenwriter. Production personnel. Director.
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Carlton Television.
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PBS Home Video.
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Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| ISBN |
141570225X |
|
9781415702253 |
| Standard No. |
097368856042 |
| Music No. |
88560 Paramount Home Entertainment |
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