The Crusades - Terry Jones 1995/2001 2dvd

Ristiretkien historia, Monty Python -legenda Terry Jones isännöi. 2dvd. HUOM. ALUEKOODI 1 kun on US-painos BBC-sarjasta. 3h 20min.

Of all the wars waged in the name of God, none has ever matched the arrogance and conceit of the Christian Crusades. For nearly two centuries (1095-1291), this medieval "holy war" variously raged, sometimes so spiritually misshapen by rapaciousness, murder, and political greed that to think it all had to do with Christian faith is absurd. And really, there is no one better to dramatize such a theater of holy war than Wales-born Terry Jones, host of The Discovery Channel's Ancient Inventions and an accomplished medievalist. Best known for his absurdist contributions to all things Monty Python--he was a founding member of Monty Python's Flying Circus and cowriter of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian, and Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, among others--Jones wields an uncanny ability to explain the methodologies and madness of the Crusades while not failing us his sense of humor. Jones wrote the scripts for each 50-minute presentation in the four volumes of The Crusades, which originally aired on The History Channel. His narration is not without an occasional sardonic air, almost of the roll-your-eyes type, which not only lends a skeptical perspective to a frequently misunderstood era in Western Europe, but also quite frequently editorializes the events that occurred between Pope Urban II's call for liberation of Jerusalem from the "infidels" of Islam and the embarrassing moment when officers of the fourth Crusade are conned out of its divine calling by the Venetians. While Jones's reconnaissance is sometimes oversimplified by casually not mentioning several Crusade sorties after the fourth (there were several, but by the 13th century they had become redolent of ennui and misguided commercial adventure), the technical ingenuity of the production and Jones's use of anecdote backed by academicians and preserved eyewitness accounts cinches a viewer's interest. Medieval "siege machines" are re-created to test their mettle against legends of famou

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Genre ?Military & War Format ?Box set, Color, Multiple Formats, NTSC Contributor ?Alan Ereira, Anthony Smee, Christopher Lamb, David Wallace, Jaromr Borek, Kammy Darweish, Kate Binchy, Marcello Marascalchi, Robin Sebastian, Sean Arnold, Steve Purbrick, Suheil Zakkar, Terry Jones, Victor Cousin Language ?English Runtime ?3 hours and 20 minutes Number Of Discs ?2 Manufacturer ?A&E Home Video UPC ?733961703849 Global Trade Identification Number ?00733961703849 Language ?English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo) Actors ?Anthony Smee, Marcello Marascalchi, Robin Sebastian, Steve Purbrick, Terry Jones Studio ?A&E Home Video Release date ?January 2, 2002