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Region 1 - April 29, 2008 |
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Region 2 - April 28, 2008 |
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10-disc set includes
seven feature-length episodes |
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Features 31 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 3 |
The DVD disc breakdown is as follows:
| Disc
One |
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Chapter:
Tales of Innocence (1:37:04)
In Italy, Indy's espionage work takes him behind
enemy lines where he embarks on an important
propaganda assignment that he hopes will bring
a swift end to the war. Along the way, he engages
in a comic rivalry with Ernest Hemingway over
the affections of a beautiful Italian girl.
After being wounded in action, Indy is transferred
to North Africa where he joins the French Foreign
Legion. While trying to uncover the identity
of a traitor in his own ranks, Indy battles
hostile Berber tribesmen and engages in an innocent
flirtation with author Edith Wharton. |
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Companion Historical
Documentaries |
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Unhealed Wounds: The Life of Ernest Hemingway (34:55) |
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The French Foreign Legion:
The World's Most Legendary Fighting Force (28:22) |
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The Secret Life of Edith Wharton (30:35) |
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Lowell Thomas: American Storyteller(29:17) |
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| Disc
Two |
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Chapter:
Masks of Evil (1:36:14)
A top secret mission for
French Intelligence brings Indy to Istanbul
during the First World War. Exploring the city's
dark and dangerous streets, he is thrust into
a web of betrayal and murder when he discovers
a vile plot to assassinate French espionage
agents. Evil of a more enduring kind awaits
him in Transylvania where he engages in mortal
combat with bloodthirsty Vlad the Impaler and
his horrific army of the living dead. With his
very life at stake, Indy must garner all his
strength and wits in order to defeat the fiend
and save mankind. |
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Companion Historical
Documentaries |
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For the People, Despite the People:
The Atatürk Revolution (30:24) |
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The Greedy Heart of Halide Edib (28:23) |
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The Ottoman Empire: A World of Difference (33:05) |
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Dracula: Fact and Fiction (24:53) |
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Three |
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Chapter:
Treasure of the Peacock's Eye (1:34:24)
The war in Europe ends but a new adventure begins
for Indy when a mysterious man's dying words
-- "The eye of the peacock!" -- send
him on a thrilling treasure hunt for one of
Alexander the Great's most treasured possessions.
Pursued by a dangerous one-eyed man, Indy follows
the trail of the diamond from London to Alexandria
to the South Seas where he has a run-in with
a murderous band of Chinese pirates. The shipboard
battle that ensues is a spectacular display
of swords, guns and flying fists. Marooned by
the pirates on a remote desert island, Indy
is captured by savage headhunters, but before
they can turn him into a shrunken head and cannibal
stew, he is rescued by anthropologist Bronislaw
Malinowski and makes a life-altering decision. |
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Companion Historical
Documentaries |
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Bronislaw Malinowski: God Professor (29:34) |
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Anthropology: Looking at the Human Condition (23:48) |
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New Guinea: Paradise in Peril (25:04) |
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| Disc
Four |
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Chapter:
Winds of Change (1:36:54)
Working as a translator in Paris brings Indy
in contact with T.E. Lawrence, Prince Faisal
of Arabia and Ho Chi Minh. The brutality of
realpolitik devastates the idealistic young
Indy, and he returns home only to discover the
ugly face of bigotry as encountered by his boyhood
friend, Paul Robeson. |
| Disc
Five |
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Companion Historical
Documentaries to Winds of Change |
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The Best Intentions: The Paris Peace Conference
and the Treaty of Versailles (33:15) |
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Woodrow Wilson: American Idealist (28:41) |
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Gertrude Bell: Iraq's Uncrowned Queen (33:07) |
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Ho Chi Minh: The Price of Freedom (31:01) |
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Paul Robeson: Scandalize My Name (32:31) |
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Robert Goddard: Mr. Rocket Science (31:34) |
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| Disc
Six |
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Chapter:
Mystery of the Blues (1:35:28)
Going to college and working in a seedy speakeasy
brings Indy into contact with jazz great Sidney
Bechet, who teaches him how to play the blues.
Unfortunately, he also crosses paths with up-and-coming
thug Al Capone and it's only with the assistance
of his dorm roommate, future Untouchable Eliot
Ness, that Indy is able to solve a vicious murder
and prevent himself from ending up in a pair
of cement overshoes. |
| Disc
Seven |
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Companion Historical
Documentaries to Mystery of the Blues |
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Jazz: Rhythm of Freedom (31:55) |
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Al "Scarface" Capone: The Original Gangster (27:55) |
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Prohibition: America on the Rocks (32:44) |
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On the Trail of Eliot Ness (29:21) |
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Louis Armstrong: Ambassador of Jazz (31:55) |
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Ben Hecht: The Shakespeare of Hollywood (31:15) |
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Hellfighters: Harlem's Heroes of World War I (29:15) |
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| Disc
Eight |
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Chapter:
Scandal of 1920 (1:29:29)
In New York City, Indy covers a lot of ground
as he stage-manages a Broadway musical, parties
with 5th Avenue high society, reads poetry with
Greenwich Village bohemians and trades barbs
with the literary wits of the Algonquin Roundtable.
Composer George Gershwin accompanies Indy in
his adventures as he attempts to ensure that
the show goes on despite temperamental stars,
malfunctioning props and the fact that he's
dating three very different women at the same
time. The film includes wonderful production
numbers and a marvelous musical score. |
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Companion Historical
Documentaries |
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Tin Pan Alley: Soundtrack of America (31:15) |
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Wonderful Nonsense: The Algonquin Round Table (26:00) |
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Broadway: America Center Stage (29:58) |
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| Disc
Nine |
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Chapter:
Hollywood Follies (1:33:59)
While working for a Hollywood movie studio,
Indy finds that he is no match for wily, megalomaniacal
director Erich von Stroheim when the two lock
horns over the ever-increasing budget of Stroheim's
film Foolish Wives. Though battered by the film
industry, Indy decides to give it one more chance
and goes on a location shoot with legendary
director John Ford. Ford and his cronies, including
aging gunman Wyatt Earp, help him to see the
magic of movies and moviemaking, and when an
actor is accidentally killed, Indy pitches in
to save the film. |
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Companion Historical
Documentaries |
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Erich von Stroheim: The Profligate Genius (32:52) |
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The Rise of the Moguls:
The Men Who Built Hollywood (25:40) |
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Irving Thalberg: Hollywood's Boy Wonder (32:30) |
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The World of John Ford (33:18) |
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| Disc
Ten - Interactive Disc |
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Special Features: |
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"Hunting for Treasure"
Interactive Game
In this educational game based on Treasure of the Peacock's Eye, you guide Young Indy and Remy as they search for Alexander the Great's lost diamond. |
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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 (1:04:09)
New Gods for Old is an overview that puts all the many topics - across all three volumes - into a larger context and perspective. |
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Press Release
Young Indy
Volume 3 DVDs Coming April 29
San Francisco, CA (February 4, 2008) More
Than 30 Companion Documentaries Supplement Young
Indy's Adventures With Insights Into the Facts
Behind His Globetrotting Exploits
Excitement and early 20th-century
history combine in the action-packed final volume
of creator George Lucas' Emmy® award-winning
The Adventures of Young
Indiana Jones, coming to DVD April 29.
In a compilation "like
no other DVD collection ever released"
(Dallas Morning News), The
Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Years of
Change, provides an up-close look at history
with the world's favorite action hero as a guide.
Presented on 10 jam-packed discs,
The Adventures of Young
Indiana Jones: The Years of Change offers
more than 25 hours of entertainment, including
seven feature-length episodes and more than 30
entirely new documentaries exploring the people,
places and events Indy encounters in his travels
-- from the creation of the Middle East to the
Broadway boom, the birth of jazz and even the
early days of Hollywood.
"It's
great to know that Young Indy is being re-discovered
on DVD," Lucas says. "We
always hoped the series would show that history
isn't just something old and dusty that you find
in libraries. History is all around us, and it's
exciting because it's always teaching us something
about our own world."
In The
Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Years of
Change, Sean Patrick Flanery (Boondock
Saints, The Dead
Zone) stars as Indy, alongside such acclaimed
actors as Anne Heche (Men
In Trees), Jane Krakowski ("30
Rock") and Jeffrey Wright (Casino
Royale).
The Adventures
of Young Indiana Jones: The Years Of Change
is released by Lucasfilm Ltd., CBS Home Entertainment
and Paramount Home Entertainment. The 10-disc
set features a comprehensive assortment of exhaustively
researched special features that provide insights
into world history.
"Young
Indy shows a different side to Indiana Jones and
reminds us of the academic roots behind Indy's
affinity for adventure," said series
producer Rick McCallum. "The
hero we know as 'Indiana' is first and foremost
Dr. Jones, a man whose love for history and thirst
for knowledge started when he was young, proving
that learning about the world can lead to incredible
things."
The acclaimed documentaries were
produced over a four-year period by former CBS
News producer David Schneider. "It
has been an honor to help realize George's vision
for the Young Indy DVDs as an in-depth exploration
of history with real-life facts that spark viewers'
curiosity and inspire them to learn even more,"
Schneider said. "This
set offers more of everything that Indiana Jones
fans love: more action, more excitement and more
historical information to truly bring the past
to life."
The Adventures
of Young Indiana Jones DVD collections
have received widespread praise from critics.
"Vivid and imaginative"
(Baltimore Sun) with "grand
content" (Los Angeles Times), each
of the three volumes features an unprecedented
amount of special features that includes interviews
with scholars, historians and luminaries from
a wide range of disciplines. 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.
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 complete three-volume
collection contains 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 third of three comprehensive
collections, The Adventures
of Young Indiana Jones: The Years Of Change
is a 10-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. |
