Product Details

• Directors: Robert Amram
• Producers: Manuel Arango
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: ALTI Publishing
• Run Time: 18.0 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000B8PWX6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #125,268 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

* * * FILMED ALMOST ENTIRELY FROM A HELICOPTER, THIS FILM PRESENTS SPECTACULAR VIEWS OF SEVEN OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IN MEXICO: TEOTIHUACAN, MONTE ALBAN, MITLA, TULUM, PALENQUE, CHICHEN ITZA AND UXMAL. NARRATED BY ORSON WELLES AND FEATURING A SYMPHONIC MUSIC SCORE BY MARIANO MOREN0, THE FILM CONVEYS A SPIRTUAL AND AESTHETIC IMPRESSION OF THE LOST CIVILIZATIONS OF ANCIENT MEXICO. * * * DISTRIBUTED WORLDWIDE BY PARAMOUNT PICTURES, THIS PICTURE WON TWO ACADEMY AWARDS; AN UNPRECEDENTED ACHIEVEMENT FOR A DOCUMENTARY FILM. IT WAS ALSO HAILED BY DR. IGNACIO BERNAL, A WORLD AUTHORITY ON PRE-COLUMBIAN ART AND CULTURE, AS "THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND EXPRESSIVE FILM EVER MADE ON THIS SUBJECT."

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sentinels of Silence - a short, breathtaking look at Mexico's Indian ruins, September 21, 2008

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DWD "DWD's Reviews" (Indianapolis, IN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sentinels of Silence - The Ruins of Ancient Mexico (VHS Tape)

Filmed almost entirely from a helicopter this double Academy Award winning documentary is narrated by Orson Welles. This movie is shown in by the Mexican government in embassies around the world and serves as a fantastic 18 minute introduction to the Ancient Indian Civilizations of Mexico. Orson Welles, dramatic photography and an equally dramatic soundtrack combine to make this a memorable movie. A must-see and must-have movie for all fans of Mayan and Aztec history.

5.0 out of 5 stars Sentinels of Silence - The Ruins of Ancient Mexico, September 19, 2010

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This review is from: Sentinels of Silence - The Ruins of Ancient Mexico (VHS Tape)

This is a wonderful video - extremely well done with narration by Orson Wells. The only regret is that a DVD of this VHS is not available.