Product Details

• Actors: Garth Collins
• Directors: George Angelescu
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: C21ETV / Canadian Learning TV and Access TV
• DVD Release Date: October 1, 2005
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000C6NOXC
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #62,721 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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BROADCAST HISTORY: 1. First Window - seven-year non-exclusive license: Book TV, Canada 2. First Window - seven-year non-exclusive license: Canadian Learning Television 3. First Window - seven-year non-exclusive license: Space TV, Canada 4. First Window - seven-year non-exclusive license: Access, Canada --C21eTV

Product Description
SYNOPSIS: "Vlad the Impaler the true story of Dracula" is a representation of historical reality. The program explores the temporal course of Vlad's life, documenting his real world as objective reality. It shows the house Vlad was born in - standing high in its pride, the ruins of the Court Town of Tirgoviste where Vlad lived in three separate times, reigning over Valachia, the medieval Castle of Hunedoara the only castle that ever connected Vlad to Transylvania, and most importantly documents Vlad had signed as the Ruler of the Principality of Vallachia. This is Dracula's true story as a human being. PROGRAM LENGTH: 51 min. SPLIT CHAPTERS SECTION - for educational and/or research purposes.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Vlad the Bland, April 8, 2006

By	floridienne "pm1" (Florida, United States) - See all my reviews

I bought this DVD to show to my high school students, who are reading Bram Stoker's Dracula. After looking at various websites on Vlad Tepes, they were really anxious to learn more about the real Dracula. One of their biggest complaints was how much time in the video's beginning was devoted to Dracula's castle, which actually was never Vlad's castle at all. The rest is interesting, but is told in a very dry manner. I understand it's a documentary, but it needed a better presentation. There were some interesting facts, such as many of the atrocities attributed to Vlad the Impaler were actually committed by his father, Vlad the Evil. If you want to get some background, I'd recommend the video. It just won't be as titillating as some of the websites out there on Vlad.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Vlad the Man, April 14, 2009

By	http://spazz.me (Canada) - See all my reviews

I rented this dvd from a local library, and was expecting less, and instead found it very watchable and detailed.

The producer/author of the DVD clearly went to seek the truth behind the ledgend. If you want a flashy hollywood production, this isn't the purchase for you. However, if you want a logical, historical perspective on the man that was later deemed 'Dracula' this is a great documentary.

I believe the intent of the movie to spend time, at the beginning, reviewing and discussing the mis-associated Bran castle, is to get it out of the way and clear your mind for the upcoming facts known about Vlad the Impaler.

I'm surprised that anyone who is interested in the truth found this dvd to fail them. It's presented logically (which is always rare), calmly, with a great voice-over, and most-importantly - it is presented scientifically and with historical accuracy -- three things that make it a pleasure to watch.

The producer goes to the location himself, which alone shows the passion of the subject.

I cannot overstate how logically Vlad the Impaler's life is presented.

True, much of the documentary doesn't discuss Bram Stoker's, ultimately, mixed-up geographical ledgend/myth story of 'Dracula' in relation to Vlad the Impaler - but, then, that is the entire point of the DVD: to illuminate the truth of Vlad the Impaler's true history.

I found it facinating and enlightening, and Vlad is every bit as interesting as Dracula himself. The production value is very modest, but the reasoning and presentation of the facts, and the mood of the dvd made me feel as if I not only, at long last, heard some or much of the truth regarding the subject, but that I was not steered in any one direction, morally, to make a final judgement. In fact if anything, Vlad was quite the ruler. A highly intelligent, military leader and person who lived his life absolutely based on his convictions.

Much enjoyed and much thanks to the creators for not taking the easy way out and making all kinds of ridiculous suppositions based, once again, on the long confused myth.

Well-done.