Product Details

• Actors: Stephen Wozniak, Claudia Coloma, Danny Burstein, Jean-Luc Chaumeil, Timothy Freke
• Directors: Will Ehbrecht
• Writers: Rob Blumenstein, Thomas Quinn
• Producers: Alisa Curran, Barbara Gangi, Debbie Supnik, Frank R. Desiderio, Gary H. Grossman
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: A&E Home Video
• DVD Release Date: June 28, 2005
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0007XG02W
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #37,620 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Beyond the Da Vinci Code (History Channel)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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BEYOND THE DA VINCI CODE - DVD Movie

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars "tends to leave the answers up to the reader", November 18, 2006

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mwreview "mwreview" (Northern California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beyond the Da Vinci Code (History Channel) (DVD)

Towards the end of this documentary the narrator states, "In the final analysis, Dan Brown's book seems to raise many questions, but tends to leave the answers up to the reader." That pretty much sums up this DVD as well. I bought this in a special offer pack with the movie and I am glad I did because, watching this documentary first, I became familiar with symbols, places, and ideas that I probably would not have been able to follow watching the movie having never read the novel. I did not come away from this documentary thinking the creators are on the side of the conspirators as some reviewers here think. It explains the side of the conspiracy but it also knocks down a lot of their evidence, i.e. that the SP on the window of the Rosslyn Chapel stands for Saint Peter, not the Priory of Scion, that the Rose line is not what conspiracy theorists claim it is, etc. Representatives from Opus Dei also defend their group in this DVD.

As with the film, there is no information on Sara (Mary Magdelene and Jesus's alleged daughter). Isn't she the one supposedly carrying the bloodline? Isn't she really more important than Mary Magdelene? Perhaps there is no information that exists on her but those on the side of the conspiracy seem to know she had children and thus continued the bloodline. How do they know this?

What I did not like about this DVD is how repetitive it is. The same footage and quotes over and over again. I got so sick of seeing the actor playing Jesus putting his hand on the actress portraying Mary Magdelene's pregnant belly I began just looking away every time it was shown. This documentary could have been just an hour long and been much more interesting and effective in explaining the sides of the Da Vinci Code controversy.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXPANDING AWARENESS, October 26, 2006

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This review is from: Da Vinci Code Bundle (Beyond the Da Vinci Code / Da Vinci and the Code He Lived By) (DVD)

This Da Vinci Bundle is a great choice to expand one's awareness, from the educational point of view it's priceless. "Da Vinci And the Code He Lived By" mostly tells us about this great man of all times, whose genius reaches beyond the centuries. "Beyond The Da Vinci Code" may challenge one's religious beliefs, yet it allows everyone to decide truth for themselves. I recommend!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This movie was very helpful in finding the facts, June 28, 2006

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T. Ponshock (camp lejeune, nc) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beyond the Da Vinci Code (History Channel) (DVD)

This movie was very helpful in finding the facts. yet, it also provided information about the fiction. Both sides were fairly represented while also letting the viewer know when real factual evidence was available and when it wasn't. Not all of my questions were answered, but that is just history for you....all the questions that could be answered were in this movie, and those left unanswered showed both sides to the story.....i would recommend this movie for those who are confused about the davinci code or who just want to learn a few things regarding the da vinci code.