Product Details

• Actors: F. Murray Abraham
• Directors: John Rubin Productions, Inc., Neil Rettig Productions, Inc. and Thirteen, WNET New York.
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Questar
• DVD Release Date: April 7, 2009
• Run Time: 55 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001TGU6J4
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #56,070 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Genre: Nature/Ecology
Rating: NR
Release Date: 7-APR-2009
Media Type: DVD

Customer Reviews

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bald Eagle Blu-Ray, January 10, 2010

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Robert E. Justus "xcopsc911" (Evansville, Indiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nature: American Eagle [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

I am a long time collector of Bald Eagle pictures and statues and when I saw this video being offered in Blu-ray I just had to have it. I might add that I was not disappointed when I got it. It is a brilliant video showing the life and unfortuneately the death of this mighty bird. It is easy to see just why our country chose this mighty bird as our national symbol. I highly recommend this video to anyone who loves the Bald Eagle as much as I do.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Our national emblem in its element, done by the best nature photographer I know, November 22, 2010

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Irreverent "irreverent" (La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Nature: American Eagle [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

I am shocked and angered that, as of this writing, none of the info above credits NEIL RETTIG, who patiently made these marvelous images, sitting motionless in trees and in blinds, whether one of our subzero blizzards was driving ice needles into his flesh, or our humid summers trickled itchy sweat down his face and neck as clouds of mosquitoes and myriads of crawling insects and other vermin assaulted and tormented him. I talked with Neil and an associate on a few occasions when our favorite local camera store was still open. Neil, while being totally dedicated to sharing his unique gifts that combine science, art, and technology, is soft-spoken and hardly a seeker of the spotlight, so I hope he will forgive me for making it clear that NEIL RETTIG is the person who achieved almost all the brilliantly successful work of photographing and producing "American Eagle." F. Murray Abraham, whose name is splattered all over this product and festoons the Amazon info above, is just an actor with a decent voice who does a good job of reading what someone else wrote. Another reviewer mentioned that he, like Neil and me, is fortunate to know the spectacular Wisconsin / Minnesota upper Mississippi gorge and its tributary coulees where Neil photographed "American Eagle" amid the bluff ledges and treetops.

I endured enough discomforts of nature photography to know that I could never have the patience, toughness, and tremendous abilities to be as good as Neil is. He refuses to quit until he has told the story with footage that presents the subject clearly, but in a natural-appearing fashion without anything that appears contrived or distractingly technological. I'm also a bit old to clamber up trees and bluffs with many pounds of equipment, so I hope Neil can go on doing it for all of us for a long time.

Thanks, Neil; you're the best there is at what you do.

UPDATE: The info supplied for the DVD version does mention Neil, so why not also the Blu-ray edition?

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars American Eagle - A beautiful documentary on DVD, March 6, 2011

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This review is from: Nature:American Eagle (DVD)

The documentary 'American Eagle' on DVD from the 'Nature' Series can be recommended throughout. Astonishing shots, closeups combined with a dramatic story. Truly a tribute to the proud symbol of the US. I bought the DVD online in California after I saw the documentary on TV. Englsh language only.