Product Details

• Actors: Artist Not Provided
• Format: Box set, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: BBC Warner
• DVD Release Date: April 28, 2009
• Run Time: 353 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001O2UTT0
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12,365 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

These are the legendary warriors of history - soldiers with the courage, ambition and military genius to lead their men to victory. In lavish, all-action spectaculars, this series brilliantly evokes the crucial battles that changed their lives, the destiny of their people and, in some cases, the history of the world. Fo cusing on six of the most powerful and majestic leaders of all time, the stories examine the motives, the personal strengths and often the weaknesses that drove them to achieve what no one else dared.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better than a Blockbuster, July 15, 2009

By	Robert L. Jenks (Madison, WI, United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

With a lower budget, no big name actors and only an hour, these small movies are better than the last ten blockbusters I've seen. Not so much documentaries as dramatic depictions of the decision making and consequences of these leaders giving a believable version of what made them "tick." The acting, writing and direction are startlingly good with only the least intrusive narration. Think low-budbet David Lean. I deducted one star only because they should have been given more time and resourses. I only hope a second series is given exactly that.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love it!, October 17, 2009

By	L. Chaplya "Krik" (NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Thrill to lavish, all-action dramatic spectacles based on the lives of six men who left their marks on the world-from Spartacus, the gladiator who brought Rome to its knees, to the audacious military genius, Napoleon. Absorbing drama and CGI effects reveal the motives, force of will, genius, courage and greed that drove these men to achieve what no one else had dared.