Product Details

• Actors: Iain Cuthbertson
• Format: Color, Dolby, 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: Kultur Video
• DVD Release Date: July 25, 2006
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B000G1ALOI
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #166,406 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

In a mighty attempt to crush the Scots, King Edward II placed himself at the head of the invasion of Scotland. In their desperate hour of need came Scotland’s greatest medieval king, Robert, known simply as "The Bruce." The two forces would meet at a small stream within sight of Stirling Castle – the Bannockburn. The thunderous battle fought there would decide the fate of the nation.

Featuring atmospheric reconstruction and re-enactment footage, The Bruce Of Bannockburn features superb depictions of the savagery of medieval battle. The ebb and flow of a crucial day in British history is illustrated by the very latest 3D graphics mapping techniques combined with dramatized "eyewitness" accounts of the battle. With extensive original footage filmed in and around Stirling Castle itself, the program provides a unique record of the most celebrated victory in Scotland’s history.

This fascinating program includes all new location footage, re-creations and reconstructions, commentary and analyses from leading authorities, historians and scholars. Narrated by Iain Cuthbertson.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars a famous Scottsman, March 24, 2008

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Jeffery Mingo (Homewood, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Heroes of Scotland: The Bruce of Bannockburn (DVD)

The reenactments here are not cheesy. There were many actors involved. They had shaggy hair and beards; there were no perfectly clipped, 20th-century coiffes. The horses had those medieval robes. I wonder if the Bruce was really redhead, or if the makers choose red hair just because it's often associated with the Scottish. Also, I couldn't tell if the actor had real or dyed red hair.

This work focuses on Bruce's battle dynamics. It is more scant on facts about his life or why the Scots fought the English. This was mostly about war tactics than a biography of a famous person.

If I recall correctly, we read about royal successions in my high school European history class. However, people like the Bruce and Braveheart did not come up. I really think this is a documentary by and for Brits. Americans who liked Gibson's "Braveheart" will love it. Still, this was not made for a stateside audience because it would have been presented differently if it was.