Product Details

• Actors: Derek Jacobi, Jane Seymour
• Directors: David Giles, Peter Potter, David Reid
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: A&E Home Video (New REleaset)
• DVD Release Date: July 29, 2008
• Run Time: 408 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0016OKQNU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,750 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Strauss Family" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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STRAUSS FAMILY - DVD Movie

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best renditions of Strauss music, September 26, 2001

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Glenn O. Radtke - See all my reviews

This review is from: Strauss Family (Box Set) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The story is a little soapy, the acting just okay, but this mini-series has the most glorious renditions of the Strauss family's music you will find. It should be a CD so you might as well buy the video.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good History, Good Writing, and Good Acting, December 7, 2008

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Gridley (asheville, north carolina USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Strauss Family (DVD)

Writing a movie script about a family can be problematic unless the script writer knows someone has to be the central character, as did the writers of The Strauss Family. Constructed about the life of Johann Junior, this series depicts the highs and lows of the creative life.
The acting seems a bit like summer stock at times, but good writing and directorial pacing minimizes this weak link.
All in all, good history, good writing, and good acting.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pleasant view of a famous musical family, March 26, 2010

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A. Braswell (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Strauss Family (DVD)

"The Strauss family" made for TV miniseries is an interesting view of this multi-talented family. However, it shows how a dramatist can use factual material and twist it for the good of telling a story. If one knows much about this illustrious family, one knows that much is left out and much is fabricated to make an entertaining afternoon. I recommend it to those who know nothing about the family. Actually one could make a wonderful series out of the experiences of these musicians, but it would take many hours to do so. It is disappointing that this movie makes such little use of the many beautiful compositions from the several Strauss men.