Product Details

• Actors: Ioan Gruffudd, Isabella Rossellini, Gerard Depardieu, John Malkovich, Christian Clavier
• Directors: Andre Grieve;Yves Simoneau;Russel Mulcahy;Charles Sturrige
• Format: Box set, 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: 14
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: A&E HOME VIDEO
• DVD Release Date: November 18, 2008
• Run Time: 1168 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001E77XN0
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #20,483 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

The action and excitement doesn t get any better than this: THE ADVENTURE FILMS COLLECTION, a 12-part DVD set, dramatically brings to life some of the most fascinating and courageous individuals in all of history and literature. In these six sumptuous, feature-length A&E favorites Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor, Horatio Hornblower, Longitude, The Lost Battalion, Napoleon, and Shackleton flesh-and-blood characters use their spirit, curiosity, derring-do, and cleverness to battle seemingly insurmountable obstacles and endure until they triumph. Such world-class actors as Aidan Quinn, Kelsey Grammer, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Kenneth Branagh, Rick Schroder, Isabella Rossellini, Ioan Gruffudd, and Gerard Depardieu give powerful performances of struggle and success amid the battlefields of the American Revolution and World War I, the high seas of the Napoleonic Wars, the frozen wastes of Antarctica, and the scientific community of the eighteenth century.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous overlooked A&E collection!, September 24, 2009

By	Read Rover (FL) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

Based on the popularity of the Horatio Hornblower series alone I would have thought this set would enjoy great sales and fabulous reviews! The third party prices for this collection are a steal, especially considering the caliber of programs included! Napoleon, Benedict Arnold, Shackleton, The Lost Battalion, Longitude, and of course Horatio Hornblower. You can't go wrong with this 14 disk set beautifully produced by the A&E (Arts & Entertainment) Channel.

5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Collection!, October 20, 2008

By	Dee J. - See all my reviews

We already have two of the films ("Napoleon" and "Longitude") in this collection and I'm looking forward to watching the rest. A&E puts a nice touch on everything they release onto DVD, so this new set should really be great for our whole family. Should also make a great Xmas gift, too.

1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A&E Adventure Collection: Misleading & Deceptive, September 16, 2009

By	NNPd "NNPd" (TX) - See all my reviews

We purchased the A&E Adventure Collection The A&E Adventure Collection (Benedict Arnold / Horatio Hornblower / Shackleton / Napoleon / The Lost Battalion / Longitude)believing it to be the continuation of the Horatio Hornblower episodes. We had previously purchased the first 7 installments and were excited to find additional episodes. However, on receipt, we were disappointed to discover that the collection was in fact some of the same episodes we already owned, with additional DVDs of other, unrelated movies. On reading the return policy, we discovered that the DVDs are not returnable unless they are unopened. However, without opening the package it is impossible to discover the deception. This was our first online purchase for Amazon. HUGELY disappointed!