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Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Ryko Distribution
EAN: 0063390099504
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Vista Point Ent
Manufacturer: Vista Point Ent
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Vista Point Ent
Release Date: October 31, 2006
Running Time: 62 minutes
Sales Rank: 29512
Studio: Vista Point Ent
Theatrical Release Date: 2004
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Product Description: Vikings! They came from the North and soon the legends would say that they did not know fear. For hundreds of years they were another name for terror . They sailed icy oceans and narrow rivers striking far inland without warning without mercy.However the truth about the Vikings is far more complex. Much of Europe s traditions technology and institutions come to us from these fierce men of the North. England Germany Russia along with their homeland of Scandinavia all bear the Viking s mark today.Shot on location in Iceland Greenland and Newfoundland this breathtaking IMAX® film joins the Viking warriors explorers and settlers as they set out in search of new lands. The North Atlantic Sagas come to life as we follow Eric the Red and his son Leif Ericsson first to Greenland and then on to North America 500 years before Columbus.State-of-the-art digital graphics dramatically illustrate the unique shipbuilding techniques that were the key to propelling the Vikings across the Atlantic and into history.Available for the very first time on DVD! This stunning IMAX® experience comes to your home theater in widescreen anamorphic format with a high definition transfer fro the original 70mm IMAX® film print.System Requirements:Run Time: 74 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: NR UPC: 063390099504 Manufacturer No: CAV9950
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Rating: -
Despite the short running time, this is a very
enjoyable journey with the Vikings. The colorful
modern reenactments are done well and gives one a
good sense of what it felt like to live among the
Viking people.
The Vikings were a conquering sort and pillaged many
lands and slayed many people, especially Christians.
This film goes into detail about their pagan gods,
beliefs, politcal assembly, and their notable architecture
on ships, mainly ... Read More
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I saw this film originally in the omnimax format, then purchased it when it became available this October. This is a great, watchable overview of the vikings in their journeys to North America. Lots of reinactments - the ususal omnimax scenic photography. The film does NOT go into detail of the vikings influence in the east - if you are interested in that, I'd recommend the NOVA viking video.
Also - the NOVA film (2 hours) goes into greater detail on all their topics -but it is a dryer ... Read More
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