Summary
Step back in time and visit the 'vanished city' on its last day, as the mighty volcano Vesuvius explodes in a 24-hour reign of terror.
Contents
Includes feature: Colosseum : a gladiator's story / a BBC/Discovery Channel/RTL co-production in association with France 2 ; produced and directed by Tilman Remme (50 min.)Additional Information
| Subjects |
Excavations (Archaeology)
-- Italy
-- Pompeii (Extinct city)
Vesuvius (Italy) -- Eruption, 79. Pompeii (Extinct city) Documentary television programs. Disaster television programs. Historical television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | [England] : Burbank, CA :BBC Video ;2005 Distributed in the USA and Canada by Warner Home Video Inc., |
| Edition | Widescreen. |
| Other Titles | Colosseum, a gladiator's story. |
| Contributors |
Canfor-Dumas, Edward.
Nicholson, Peter. Orr, Ailsa. Mosley, Michael, 1957- Simpson, Alisdair. Pigott-Smith, Tim. Carter, Jim, 1948- Firth, Jonathan. Clarke, Rebecca. Wright, Inika Leigh. Hodgson, Martin. Atkins, Rachel. Whitelock, Robert. Shepherd, Chad. Whitburn, Katherine. Cotterill, Chrissie. Jones, Leigh. Yiasoumi, George. Sigurdsson, Haraldur. Wallace-Hadrill, Andrew. Remme, Tilman, 1961- British Broadcasting Corporation. Learning Channel (Firm) NDR International. France 2 cinéma (Firm) BBC Video (Firm) Discovery Channel (Firm) Radio-Télé-Luxembourg. Warner Home Video (Firm) |
| Participants/Performers |
Narrator, Alisdair Simpson. Tim Pigott-Smith, Jim Carter, Jonathan Firth, Rebecca Clarke, Inika Leigh Wright, Martin Hodgson, Rachel Atkins, Robert Whitelock, Chad Shepherd, Katherine Whitburn, Chrissie Cotterill, Leigh Jones, George Yiasoumi. |
| Other Contributors |
Director of photography, Nick Dance ; film editor, Liana Del Giudice ; specialist consultants, Haraldur Sigurdsson, Andrew Wallace-Hadrill ; music, Ty Unwin. |
| Language |
English In English; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
| Notes |
Documentary. DVD released under two titles. Program content: c2003. Special features: Interviews with the filmmakers; fact files. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; widescreen (16:9 enhanced) presentation; stereo. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN | 141980488X 9781419804885 |
| Other | Classic View |