Release: |
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Region 1 - December
18, 2007 |
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Region 2 - March 24, 2008 |
Features: |
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9-disc set includes
eight feature-length episodes |
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Features 26 in-depth
companion documentaries
and an historical overview |
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Bonus interactive game and
Historical Lecture |
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Presented in full screen with
Dolby Digital English Stereo
and English subtitles |
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Lucasfilm's
Tour of Volume 2 |
The DVD disc breakdown is as follows:
Disc
One |
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Chapter:
The
Trenches of Hell (1:29:07)
As a young soldier in the Belgian Army, Indy learns first-hand
the savagery of warfare while participating in the Battle of the
Somme. Almost succumbing to despair as his life becomes an endless
round of artillery barrages, nerve gas attacks and decaying corpses,
Indy fears that death will be his only way out. Then he is captured
by the Germans and confined to a POW camp where he and fellow
prisoner Charles de Gaulle hatch a daring scheme to win their
freedom in true Great Escape style. |
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Companion Historical
Documentaries |
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Siegfried Sassoon: A
War Poet's Journey (30:09) |
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Robert Graves and the
White Goddess (30:18) |
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I Am France: The Myth
of Charles de Gaulle (30:08) |
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The Somme: Storm of Steel
(26:48) |
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Disc
Two |
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Chapter:
Demons
of Deception (1:32:56)
Indy addresses the moral ambiguities of leadership when confronted
with win-at-any-cost military officials who have a callous disregard
for the lives of the men they command. The gut-wrenching horror
of trench warfare, vividly depicted in harrowing battles scenes,
is contrasted when Indy goes on leave in Paris and engages in
a torrid affair with infamous spy Mata Hari. She shows him that
love, like war, can also be fraught with deception, disillusionment
and heartbreak. |
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Companion Historical
Documentaries |
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Marshal Petain's
Fall From Grace (30:41) |
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Flirting With Danger:
The Fantasy of Mata Hari (29:53) |
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Into the Furnace: The
Battle of Verdun (28:45) |
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Reading the Enemy's
Mind: Espionage in World War I (24:21) |
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Disc
Three |
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Chapter:
Phantom
Train of Doom (1:33:21)
Indy is ordered to locate and destroy a powerful German artillery
gun that is mysteriously able to appear and disappear at will,
leaving death and destruction in its wake. Assisting him is a
colorful group of soldiers nicknamed "The Old and the Bold"
because of their old age and reckless courage. Their mission takes
them on a dangerous journey across the German-held veldt via wagon
train and hot air balloon. Overcoming all manner of obstacles
presented by the enemy, his own side and the harsh African terrain,
Indy relentlessly follows the trail of the mega-gun right into
the bowels of a secret mountain hideout where he plans an explosive
end for the phantom train of doom. |
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Companion Historical
Documentaries |
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Chasing the Phantom:
Paul von Lettow Vorbeck (24:53) |
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Dreaming of Africa: The
Life of Frederick Selous (25:06) |
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At Home and Abroad: The
Two Faces of Jan Smuts (32:16) |
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Disc
Four |
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Chapter:
Oganga,
The Giver and Taker of Life (1:28:01)
On a vital military mission for the Allies, Indy comes across
a disease-ravaged African village and is able to rescue one small
child from certain death. The presence of the child endangers
the mission, leaving Indy fighting his conscience, his sense of
duty, his own men and the enemy as he battles his way across country.
Depressed by the turmoil around him, Indy reaches his lowest point.
Hope appears in the presence of Albert Schweitzer, a profoundly
inspiring and committed doctor, philosopher and musician. Helping
out at Schweitzer's jungle hospital, Indy finds his faith
in humanity restored and his outlook on life forever changed. |
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Companion Historical
Documentaries |
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Albert Schweitzer: Reverence
for Life (29:47) |
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Waging Peace: The Rise
of Pacifism (26:02) |
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Congo: A Curse of Riches
(32:39) |
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Disc
Five |
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Chapter:
Attack
of the Hawkmen (1:36:00)
Working with the French Secret Service, Indy joins the legendary
Lafayette Escadrille flying unit and embarks on dangerous airborne
reconnaissance missions behind enemy lines. A run-in with German
Ace Manfred von Richthofen leads to a death-defying dogfight that
leaves Indy grounded and hot-in-pursuit of German aircraft designer
Anthony Fokker. Undercover in hostile enemy territory, Indy discovers
that the Germans possess a remarkable secret weapon that could
change the course of the war. He resolves to bring news of it
back to the Allies…if he doesn't destroy it first. |
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Companion Historical
Documentaries |
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Blood Red:
The Life and Death of Manfred von Richthofen
(27:34) |
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Anthony Fokker: The Flying
Dutchman (27:31) |
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Flying High for France:
The Lafayette Escadrille (26:13) |
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War in the Third Dimension:
Aerial Warfare in World War I (27:31) |
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Disc
Six |
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Chapter:
Adventures
in the Secret Service (1:31:53)
Indy finds that he must enlist the help of Habsburg royalty when
he embarks on a dangerous diplomatic mission through enemy-held
Europe into the palace of Emperor Karl of Austria. Endangering
his life and the lives of his royal charges, Indy gambles all
in a desperate attempt to bring the war more quickly to an end.
Then, in chaos-ridden Russia, Indy finds his espionage work once
again threatening lives when he infiltrates a group of young Bolsheviks
and begins to sympathize with their plight. As the country lurches
toward revolution, Indy finds himself torn between loyalty to
his friends and his military duty. |
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Companion Historical
Documentaries |
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Karl: The Last Habsburg
Emperor (29:49) |
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V.I. Lenin: History Will
Not Forgive Us (33:54) |
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The Russian Revolution:
All Power to the Soviets! (33:35) |
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Disc
Seven |
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Chapter:
Espionage
Escapades (1:33:53)
Going undercover as a dancer for the Ballets Russes in Spain,
Indy meets an old friend, the flamboyant Pablo Picasso. Plotting
to discredit some German diplomats, Indy engages in a series of
comic misadventures with a trio of bumbling spies before being
shipped off to Prague on another mission. His assignment is simple:
get a telephone installed in his apartment and wait for instructions.
But he is thwarted at every turn by apathetic officials, mind-numbing
rules and infinite paperwork. Only one man, Franz Kafka, offers
him any assistance. This film is a farcical take on the stereotypically
suave portrayal of espionage and also pokes fun at the narrow-minded
evil of bureaucracy, which weaves its ineffectual web into an
absurd straightjacket. |
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Companion Historical
Documentaries |
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Impresario: Sergei Diaghilev
and the Ballets Russes (28:13) |
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Franz Kafka's Dark
Truth (31:21) |
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Ballet: The Art of Dance
(32:16) |
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Disc
Eight |
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Chapter:
Daredevils
of the Desert (1:21:47)
Receiving orders to assist the British in an attack on the ancient
Middle Eastern desert town of Beersheba, Indy goes undercover
with a beautiful lady spy. Relying on his wits and her tantalizing
skills at belly dancing, the daring duo works desperately to defuse
the explosives placed in the city's vital water wells by
occupying Turks. The story culminates in a spectacular cavalry
charge by the gallant soldiers of the Australian Lighthorsemen
Regiment whose very survival hinges on the success of Indy's mission. |
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Companion Historical
Documentaries |
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Col. Lawrence's
War: T.E. Lawrence and Arabia (36:05) |
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Lines in the Sand: The
Middle East and the Great War (34:29) |
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Disc
Nine - Interactive Disc |
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Special Features: |
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"Special Delivery"
Interactive Game
Extensive Interactive Timeline that
details the history and locations of
Indy's adventures and previews
footage of the companion documentaries. |
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Extensive Interactive
Timeline:
details the history and locations of
Indy's adventures and previews footage
of the companion documentaries. |
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Historical Lecture (1:02:31)
War and Revolution examines the twin forces
of violence that intertwined in the
early 20th century to change the world. |
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Press Release
Young Indy
Volume 2 DVDs Coming Dec. 18
San Francisco, CA (December 3, 2007)
The Adventures of Young
Indiana Jones continue on DVD December 18 as
the teenaged hero heads into World War I. From the
Battle of the Somme to the fringes of the African
jungle and the heart of revolutionary Russia, the
DVD collection explores history with hours of all-new
documentary programming to complement creator George
Lucas' Emmy®-award winning series.
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The War Years is
the second of three collections and is released by Lucasfilm Ltd.,
CBS Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment. The expansive
nine-disc collection includes eight feature-length episodes, as
well as a comprehensive assortment of exhaustively researched special
features providing insights into the historical people and events
that inspired the series.
"The series was a great way to spark
interest in the events of the past, but I always felt that we had
only scratched the surface of Young Indy's potential,"
said Lucas, creator of the series that that ran on network television
from 1992 to 1994. "We had made the
initial introduction to history, and I am thrilled that the DVD
extras can provide the tools that allow audiences to dig even deeper."
The October release of The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones:
The Early Years DVD collection earned widespread acclaim among
critics, including from the Los Angeles Times, which lauded the
comprehensive extras created by the Lucasfilm documentary unit,
headed by CBS News veteran David Schneider. By digging into the
true stories behind the adventures, the documentaries "deepen
the resonance and expand the dimensions of the show"
(The Baltimore Sun) with insights from scholars, historians and
luminaries from a wide range of disciplines. They include interviews
with Gen. Colin Powell, Henry Kissinger, Gloria Steinem, Martin
Scorsese, Barbara Boxer, James Earl Jones, Hal David and Deepak
Chopra, along with some of the world's pre-eminent academics.
A critically acclaimed combination of adventure, romance and history,
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones was shot in 35 countries
and utilized the talents of the industry's most distinguished
actors, directors and writers, earning 12 Emmy Awards and 27 nominations
over the course of its run. In addition, The Adventures of Young
Indiana Jones was the first television series to use digital
production, pioneering processes that would pave the way for Lucas'
own Star Wars prequels.
"I think fans are in for a treat with
The War Years, which contains some of my favorite episodes,"
said producer Rick McCallum. "We wanted
audiences to understand all aspects of war, from the horror of the
front lines to the contrasting philosophies of those on the outskirts
and in the crossfire. World War I offered so many settings, and
I think our brilliant cast and crew brought them all to life -
from the savagery of the Battle of the Somme to the heroism of the
Australian Lighthorsemen to the ‘reverence for life'
that was born in Albert Schweitzer's Africa."
The feature-length episodes star Sean Patrick Flanery (Boondock
Saints, The Dead Zone) as teenaged Indy. The extraordinary
cast of guest stars in The War Years volume includes Friedrich
von Thun, Anthony Daniels, Christopher Lee, Timothy Spall, Catherine
Zeta-Jones and Daniel Craig.
Embraced by critics during its initial network run for its daring
action, intelligent writing and high production values, the series
was described as a "technical triumph"
(Daily Variety) that "enlarges the tube
with its wide screen vistas and galloping action" (The
San Francisco Examiner). The Hollywood Reporter described the show
as "the kind of action-adventure series
that was made for families to watch together," while
the Daily News asserted that "George
Lucas may well have found the answer to educating our allegedly
illiterate youth who have sacrificed reading for the boob tube."
The Young Indiana Jones films also feature the work of some of
the industry's biggest names in directing and writing. Series
directors include Bille August (Les Miserables), Mike Newell
(Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire), David Hare (Strapless,
screenplays for The Hours and Damage), Terry Jones
(Monty Python and the Holy Grail and The Life of Brian),
Deepa Mehta (Water), Joe Johnston (The Rocketeer,
Jurassic Park III), Nicolas Roeg (The Man Who Fell
To Earth, Don't Look Now), and Michael Schultz
(Car Wash, TV's Everwood). Writers include
Rosemary Anne Sisson (Upstairs, Downstairs), Frank Darabont
(The Shawshank Redemption) and Jonathan Hensleigh (Die
Hard with a Vengeance).
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The War Years arrives
on DVD Dec.18. Volume Three is scheduled for release in Spring 2008.
The complete three-volume collection will contain 22 feature-length
movies and 94 documentaries, interactive games developed by River
Deep, an interactive timeline produced by Terra Incognita Productions
and an historical overview by noted author and University of Texas
history professor H.W. Brands.
The second of three comprehensive collections, The Adventures
of Young Indiana Jones: The War Years is a nine-disc set presented
in full screen with Dolby Digital English Stereo and English subtitles.
The DVD is Not Rated in the U.S. and rated PG in Canada. |