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500 Nations [videorecording] / a Tig Productions presents in association with RCS Films & TV and Majestic Films and Television International ; a Jack Leustig film ; written by Jack Leustig ... [et al.] ; produced by Roberta Grossman ; produced and directed by Jack Leustig.

Summary:

"500 Nations is 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"--Booklet.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0790798832
  • ISBN: 9780790798837
  • Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (372 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 CD-ROM (sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.) + 1 booklet (unpaged : col. ill. ; 18 cm.)
  • Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, c2004.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Information in booklet inserted on container.
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.
Formatted Contents Note:
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 ; Closing remarks by Kevin Costner ; "CGI insight with director Jack Leusting.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Executive producers, Jim Wilson, Kevin Costner ; head of research, Lee Miller ; directors of photography, Dyanna Taylor ... [et al.] ; composer, Peter Buffett ; edited by Susan Crutcher, Rick Blue, Edgar Burcksen. CD-ROM produced and directed by W.T. Morgan.
Participant or Performer Note:
Hosted by Kevin Costner ; narrated by Gregory Harrison ; voices of: Tim Bottoms, Tantoo Cardinal, Gary Farmer, Graham Greene, Castulo Guerra, Amy Madigan, Edward James Almos, Tony Plana, Eric K. Schweig, Patrick Stewart, Wes Studi, Gordon Tootoosis, Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Sheldon Wolfchild.
Eric Schweig, Gordon Tootoosis, Wes Studi, Castulo Guerra, Tony Plana, Edward James Olmos, Patrick Stewart, Gary Farmer, Tom Jackson, Tantoo Cardinal, Dante Basco, Sheldon Wolfchild, Tim Bottoms, Michael Horse, Graham Greene, Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Amy Madigan, Frank Salsedo, Kurtwood Smith.
Target Audience Note:
Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD, full screen presentation; DVD-ROM (bonus): Microsoft Windows compatible.
Language Note:
Spoken language: English ; subtitles: English, French, Spanish ; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
Subject: Indians of North America > History.
Indians of Central America > History.
Indios de América del Norte > Historia.
Genre: Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Burlington Public Library DVD 970.0049 500 2004 39851001719757 Non-fiction (DVD) Copy hold Available -


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