Product Details

• Actors: Sean Patrick Flanery, Harrison Ford, Anne Heche, Bob Peck, Ronny Coutteure
• Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Subtitles: English
• Dubbed: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 10
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Paramount
• DVD Release Date: April 29, 2008
• Run Time: 660 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0012EM5CY
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,082 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• Learn more about "The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, Volume Three - The Years of Change" on IMDb

Editorial Reviews

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It’s funny that Indiana Jones never bumped into any of his famous former acquaintances during his three globetrotting big screen adventures. In these final episodes from George Lucas’ ambitious edutainment TV series, Indy (Robert Sean Leonard) hobnobs with all manner of 20th-century icons and notables. Among his exploits: serving as translator at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference, helping Professor Robert Goddard with his liquid-fueled rocket experiments; jamming on tenor sax with Sidney Bechet; beating up bigots alongside his buddy Paul Robeson; busting bootleggers with Ernest Hemingway and classmate Elliot Ness, doing stuntwork for director John Ford; and trading quips with Alexander Wolcott, Dorothy Parker and the other wits of the Algonquin Round Table. If any names or events are unfamiliar, there’s no need to log ont o Wikipedia. Each episode is enhanced by an impressive array of handsomely produced biographical profiles and background docs that feature some A-list talent (Martin Scorsese appears in the featurette devoted to Ford). Enlightening, yes, but for those who prefer their Indy old school will thrill to the episode "Treasure of the Peacock’s Eye"--the most Raiders-like in this collection--in which a treasure map found on a dying man leads Indy on a search for a priceless gold statue once in the possession of Alexander the Great. Plus, it’s got pirates! The episode, "Masks of Evil" finds Indy against a modern-day (1918 to be exact) Vlad the Impaler. Best of all, Harrison Ford himself, appearing as the grown-up Indy, kicks off "Mystery of the Blues" on an exciting note, being relentlessly pursued for a Native-American artifact in his possession. Other episodes are amusing trifles. In "Scandal of 1920," a lovelorn Indy juggles the affections of three women (including a free-thinking critic portrayed by Anne Heche) while toiling backstage at a Broadway musical. Suffice to say, it’s more fun to watch Indy battle an army of the undead than it is to see him get romantic advice from George Gershwin and Irving Berlin, or, in the episode, "Hollywood Follies," tangle with temperamental director Eric von Stroheim. As with the previous two Young Indiana Jones sets, each feature-length program is comprised of two re-edited original broadcast episodes that chronologically carry on Indy’s extraordinary saga. With Indy back after a 19-year absence in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, this value-packed box set is an excellent way--especially for a new generation of fans--to keep up with the Joneses. --Donald Liebenson

Product Description

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles was based on the Indiana Jones series of films. The series follows the Indiana Jones character (as a young boy and as a young man) as he was growing up and experiencing his early adventures, where he gets into trouble, learns life lessons and encounters various historical figures along the way. The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles was filmed on location all over the world ~ including England, Russia, Spain, Czechoslovakia, Kenya, France, India, China, Austria, Egypt, the United States, Morocco, Ireland, Italy, Africa, Turkey, Greece and Thailand.

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46 of 54 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Content not Price is the key February 6, 2008

By History teacher

The first two reviews which are very low in rankings are based on price, not the actual content of the show which is exceptional. If you want a great show that is very well done then this is a show for you and while you can wait and get it cheaper, price is never a judge of how good a show is, just on when you will see it.

32 of 37 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, Volume Three - The Years of Change April 3, 2008

By C. A. Luster TOP 1000 REVIEWER

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Although perhaps not my favorite volume, I give it 3 1/2 stars, it certainly has some good episodes including "Mask of Evil" and "Treasure of the Peacock's Eye". A must have to complete the series. This set includes:

Chapter 16

Tales of Innocence
Unhealed Wounds - The Life of Ernest Hemingway
The Secret Life of Edith Wharton
Lowell Thomas - American Storyteller
The French Foreign Legion - The World's Most Legendary Fighting Force

Chapter 17

Masks of Evil
For the People Despite the People - The Ataturk Revolution
The Greedy Heart of Halide Edib
Dracula - Fact and Fiction
The Ottoman Empire - A World of Difference
Chapter 18: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye
Bronisaw Malinowski - God Professor
Anthropology - Looking at the Human Condition
New Guinea - Paradise in Peril

Chapter 19

Winds of Change
Woodrow Wilson - American Idealist
Gertrude Bell - Iraq's Uncrowned Queen
Ho Chi Minh - The Price of Freedom
Paul Robeson - Scandalize My Name
Robert Goddard - Mr.... Rocket Science
The Best Intentions - The Paris Peace Conference and the Treaty of Versailles

Chapter 20

Mystery of the Blues
Al "Scarface" Capone - The Original Gangster
Ben Hecht - Shakespeare of Hollywood
On the Trail of Eliot Ness
Louis Armstrong - Ambassador of Jazz
Jazz - Rhythms of Freedom
Prohibition - America on the Rocks
Hellfighters - Harlem's Heroes of World War One

Chapter 21

The Scandal of 1920
Tin Pan Alley - Soundtrack of America
Broadway - America Center Stage
Wonderful Nonsense - The Algonquin Roundtable

Chapter 22

Hollywood Follies
Erich von Stroheim - The Profligate Genius
The World of John Ford
Irving Thalberg - Hollywood's Boy Wonder
The Rise of the Moguls - The Men Who Built Hollywood

The price is not likely to go down for a couple years when they release the sets together with additional features. So if you are extremely not interested in seeing them for awhile, by all means wait. I ordered these volumes already since I don't think the three volume set will be that much better in price. - C. Luster Read more ›

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Young Indiana Jones Series June 4, 2008

By George H. Haag

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, Volume Three - The Years of Change Whereas the first two volumes had most episodes relating the war years I found these episodes exciting & just plain fun. The overall quality is exceptional throughout the series. Was a bit reluctant to purchase as this volume was a bit more expensive but found it to be well worth the price. Hours of great entertainment, well researched & high quality historical documentaries I find it a great addition to an already great series.

15 of 19 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars final Young Indy set February 18, 2008

By Amy E. Barker

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This is the final box set of the Young Indiana Jones DVD series. It's due to be released in the Spring of 2008. It covers the episodes from the TV series that dealt with the end of WWI. For me, some of the episodes of this set were rather hit and miss.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Learning Early 2oth Century History Painlessly March 21, 2009

By Celia Hayes VINE™ VOICE

Well, volume three is cut down to a more manageable 10 discs, of death-defying adventure in exotic locations, propitious meetings with interesting or soon-to-be famous people, and enough short informational features about historic people and events to satisfy anyone's History Channel jones. After watching all three sets and dimly recalling the series as it aired, though, I still have doubts about the wisdom of cobbling together two episodes to make one movie-length sequence. This results in some very odd pairings and a pronounced hiccup at about mid-point, where suddenly the story lurches off in another direction entirely. And omitting the poignant `bookend' character of `Old Indy' entirely?

At least this package included a guest appearance by Harrison Ford himself, as `somewhat middle-aged Indy', as well as some other nifty guest appearances; Anne Heche comes to mind almost at once (in the Scandal of 1920 episode). This series wraps up the last dying twitches of World War One (including an encounter with a still quite twitching Dracula - kind of an icky episode, that one. I wouldn't allow young children to watch it) and young Indy's attendance at the Paris Peace conference. Then, he returns home to pick up something of his old life again, scrounging summer jobs in Chicago, playing the blues, on Broadway and in Hollywood in the silent-movie era. As far as flamboyant and outsized characters went, Hollywood of that time would have been well worth a season of its own. As it is, Indy only scratches the surface, hanging out with young John Ford, Irving Thalberg and Erich von Stroheim....

The extras are lavish, and perhaps more than a strict fan of the series would really want to pay for - but as far as introducing children painlessly to events of the early 20th century, there is none better: where else could you find informational shorts on Edith Wharton, the French Foreign Legion, Dracula, Gertrude Bell, Ben Hecht, Tin Pan Alley, Elliott Ness and the Ottoman Empire? Read more ›

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, Interesting, Educational, Affordable! August 28, 2009

By Allacin Morimizu

As a UCLA graduate in history, I eagerly watched "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" when it appeared as a TV series in the early 1990s, and thought it so well done that I submitted a positive letter to TV GUIDE that they chose to publish. As a parent of young children in the late 1990s, I invested in the series when it became available as a 12-videotape set, and it paid off with my children through the years developing a compassionate, comprehensive understanding of World War I era history. We have looked forward to all 22 adventures being available and affordable in DVD form--and that time is NOW with volumes 1, 2, and 3 at discounted Amazon prices! My children, husband, and I have loved seeing the adventures we missed, and have been enriched by the many documentaries spread out through all 3 volumes on related topics, such as the development of espionage and air warfare during WWI. None of the documentaries go longer than 30 minutes, so that's the perfect length for the high-school history class, they're accompanied by stirring Indiana Jones music, and they're the first documentaries my kids say are interesting and not boring! My daughter's history teacher is planning to use some of the documentaries to help his students learn from history and not repeat its mistakes. Don't miss your opportunity--courtesy of Mr. George Lucas and Amazon--to do the same!