Product Details

• Actors: Powers Boothe
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Polygram USA Video
• VHS Release Date: September 18, 2001
• Run Time: 177 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005U8RZ
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #31,152 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars mildly entertaining, having Scottish Huns!, November 13, 2003

By	Jennifer A. Brewer "jbrewer53 waived wench" (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As a student of history, I was curious to see how "the Scourge of God" was going to be handled. I went in there realizing that it would not be the exact story, but all the same I was disappointed. I would not recommend that anyone who wants to know about the real Attila gets this filem, because you will not do well on the history quiz. Case in point: In the film Attila bravely kills his older brother Bleda in a duel and then takes the throne himself. In real life the two ruled jointly until Attila had Bleda murdered. Personally, I gravitated towards Bleda in this film. It's not easy being in someone's shadow!

That being said, it was actually rather fun to watch.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing a Thrill to watch!, July 18, 2004

By A Customer

This is an exciting film, Powers Booth and Gerard Butler give such true to life performances.
Gerard is a pleasure to watch, a very good actor, he played Attila with a wide range of emotion and zeal.
He truly looked like a King, and had command of his army and its people. A believable performance.
This film is, for the most part, historicly correct.
They did not skimp on the costumes or scenery, and the locations looked authentic.
This film is worth watching; educational and entertaining,
a "must see"!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An intense Attila, arrogant and brooding., January 27, 2003

By	Tom Knapp "Rambles.NET editor" (Lancaster, PA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Television is making bold strides in its competition with the big screen, making powerful, big-budget movies and mini-series such as The Mists of Avalon and, now, Attila. It's possible to quibble over details of history -- no film ever seems to get it right, and this one plays extremely loosely with numerous facts about Attila and his era -- but this is a dramatic, colorful production sure to please anyone who loves tales of epic conflict. The battle scenes are undermanned but are well executed and convincing, particularly in the final 30 minutes of the three-hour saga. There is also a great deal of pageantry, with excellent costumes and sets and a lush setting for the tale. But this story doesn't end on the battlefield and, while some will say the final portion is anticlimactic, it does add a historically accurate wrap to events.