Epic DVD: Collection One
BARABBAS
Spared crucifixion when the Jews chose Jesus of Nazareth in his place,
murderer/thief Barabbas spends his haunted days as a criminal, a prisoner, a
gladiator – a man searching for faith who must confront his inner demons to
win his freedom.
MAJOR DUNDEE – THE EXTENDED VERSION
The electrifying depiction of an oppressive union officer who leads a squad of
rebel prisoners, ex-slaves, and criminals into Mexico to hunt down a band of
murdering apaches which raises the question: who reprents a greater threat?
WATERLOO
Napoleon's abÂduction and his exile to Elba: his dramatic escape, his reunion
with his devoted troops and their generals. His last, desperate bid for ultimate
power and glory, so narrowly defeated on the bloody fields of Waterloo. AÂ film
on an epic scale â?" with a cast to match. Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer,
Orson Welles and Jack Hawkins all contribute fine portraits of great men against
a magnificent backdrop of battle and bloodshed.
JULIUS CAESAR
The powerful, heroic and flawed Emperor Caesar is warned to beware the Ides of
March, and with these words the legendary betrayal by the roman senate begins in
the epic saga about the controversial leader and his turbulent times.
THE DUELLISTS
Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel play officers in Napoleon's army, d'Hubert
and Feraud, who spend their off-hours challenging each other to bloody duels.
This goes on for nearly 16Â years, with neither man showing any inclination of
calling a truce. The final clash finds the gentlemanly d'Hubert getting the
upper hand of the obsessed Feraud â?" but that's not quite the end of
the story.