Product Details

• Actors: Colin Firth, Jennifer Ehle, Martin Clunes, Richard Coyle, Aidan Gillen
• Directors: Diarmuid Lawrence, John Erman, Mike Barker, Robert Young, Stuart Orme
• Writers: Adrian Hodges, Andrew Davies, Charlotte Brontë
• Format: Box set, Color, 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: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: A&E Home Video
• DVD Release Date: July 30, 2002
• Run Time: 1800 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000687BO
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #63,944 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Product Description
This is a set of some of A&E's most popular literary adaptations on DVD in one 'mega-set', as follows: Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice and Emma, A&E's Original Movie Victoria & Albert, Henry Fielding's Tom Jones, Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, R.D. Blackmore's Lorna Doone, Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe, and the Baroness D'Orczy's The Scarlet Pimpernel (Books 1, 2, & 3).

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70 of 72 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing collection of British Period Films!, August 10, 2002

By	scottmax "scottmax" (NC) - See all my reviews

I purchased this collection and all of the movies are terrific. They are well acted, beautifully portrayed, and the transfer to DVD in most cases is very good. One drawback is that only Pride & Predjudice comes in Widescreen, however. All of the other films are in Full Screen. There are not a lot of extras included with this set, save a few documentaries, but the movies themselves are so well done and enjoyable to watch that the set is very much worth having. If you enjoy grand period films of classic literature, then you will probably very much enjoy this excellent collection of A&E films. I especially enjoyed Pride & Predjudice, Lorna Doone,and Tom Jones.

43 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What are you waiting for?, February 22, 2004

By A Customer

If you're an Anglophile, Brit lit fan, or someone who simply likes smart, classy, well-written, and well-acted films, buying this set should be a no-brainer. These films range from good (The Scarlet Pimpernel series) to excellent (Ivanhoe) to superb (Pride & Prejudice).

If you're part of the A&E/Bravo/PBS/BBC set--and you know who you are :) --then you'll find plenty of your favorite authors here, like Austen, Scott, Fielding, and Bronte, and favorite British actors like Ciaran Hinds, Samantha Morton, Colin Firth, Jonathan Price, Peter Ustinov, Christopher Lee, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Grant, and so on.

All told, despite very minimal DVD extras, this is a superb collection that will repay you with many hours of enjoyment. If you like this one, be sure to check out A&E's Horatio Hornblower series for more engrossing period drama.

41 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth it..., July 27, 2002

By	"lafemmeloca" (San Mateo, CA) - See all my reviews

Pride and Prejudice makes it worth it... The ability to watch and rewatch Colin Firth on DVD; simply wonderful... Lorna Doone is an extremely good story... Victoria and Albert was great... However, Tom Jones isn't the best and if you are used to Jeremy Northam in Emma, then it is a bit hard to watch. Jane Eyre is very well done too. Looking forward to finding the time to watch the rest!!! This collection is great for long weekends or when you are sick. Well worth it.