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Christopher Columbus [VHS]

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Sensational telling of the hardships & adventures of Christopher Columbus. His discovery of the North American continent & of Central America. This movie brings the history books using actual historical settings & historically correct costumes. Gabriel is superb in the role of Columbus.

Anyone reading this, Please make the full version (around 5 to 6 hours) available on DVD.

Thanks

Anyone who is interested in seeing a DVD release of this mini-series should write/phone/fax the studio that owns the rights to it. Write/fax the following form letter to Warner Home Video:

Today's date

Warner Home Video
4000 Warner Blvd.
Burbank, CA
91522
U.S.A.

Dear Sirs:

I am writing this letter to urge you to release the 1985 mini-series Christopher Columbus starring Gabriel Byrne on DVD. Although this excellent mini-series was nominated for two Emmys (Outstanding Art Direction for a Limited Series or Special and Outstanding Costume Design for a Limited Series or Special), it has never been released on DVD for the North American market. Its only video release has been a heavily-edited two hour VHS version from Warner Home Video in 1992 and 1998. This release doesn't do the film justice when its full length is almost six hours.
When you do decide to release this mini-series on DVD, please restore and re-master the original, un-cut, un-edited version that aired on the CBS television network. I'd really appreciate it if you could include the original CBS promotional trailers as well.

Many thanks,

Your name and
address






Warner Home Video
Phone: 818-954-6000
Fax: 212-954-7667



Also vote for a release of this mini-series on DVD by registering with tvshowsondvd.com. The more letters that are sent and the more votes that are cast, the sooner we will see this mini-series restored and re-mastered on DVD.
If it worked for "North and South", it can work for this mini-series as well.

I remember this series when it played on TV back in 1986, and, while having viewed it only once, I profoundly disagreed with the negative reviews that came out about it. If this were on a Region 1 DVD, without any length edited out, I would gladly buy it.

Sensational telling of the hardships & adventures of Christopher Columbus. His discovery of the North American continent & of Central America. This movie brings the history books using actual historical settings & historically correct costumes. Gabriel is superb in the role of Columbus.

This movie is good but leaves much to be desired.The original movie had to be close to 5 hours long this one is only2 hours and 15 minutes. The original was played on TV in the late '80's and was a great 5 Star movie. This one is the cut version and leaves out alot of the story.

I love this movie. The music is great, acting and dialogue excellent. I am disappointed that much of the early part of the original was cut for this version. The original was two parts. This one is only one. Quality of sound a bit distorted also. Otherwise an excellent movie. Much more historical correct that others I have seen.

I hope this serie will be offered in DVD some time, is the best Christopher Columbus Movie I have ever seen

Just wondering why this Mini-series is not available in USA. Maybe due to licensing(foreign) issues of the production. This mini-series has an all star cast and is seemingly accurately based on Columbus's journal notes. In my opinion it would sell!I vividly remember it and Do have a copy on Beta of the oringinal 1986 broadcast and on VHS from the History channel Re-broadcast years later which did have commentary by Sander Van Oker,probably from 1992(QuintiCentennial Celebration). Just obtained the Dutch DVD,which is ok on my all region DVD player,but,I seem to detect that Byrne's#Columbus) voice is dubbed in by a no-name actor...Oh well.more licensing and conflicts I imagine.

I saw this when it was on TV. I would buy it if it's on DVD.