| Description |
4 videodiscs (372 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 CD-ROM (sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.) + 1 booklet (unpaged : col. ill. ; 18 cm.) |
| System Details |
DVD, full screen presentation; DVD-ROM (bonus): Microsoft Windows compatible. |
| Language |
Spoken language: English ; subtitles: English, French, Spanish ; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| Performer |
Hosted by Kevin Costner ; narrated by Gregory Harrison ; voices of: Tim Bottoms, Tantoo Cardinal, Gary Farmer, Graham Greene, Castulo Guerra, Amy Madigan, Edward James Almos, Tony Plana, Eric K. Schweig, Patrick Stewart, Wes Studi, Gordon Tootoosis, Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Sheldon Wolfchild. |
| Cast |
Eric Schweig, Gordon Tootoosis, Wes Studi, Castulo Guerra, Tony Plana, Edward James Olmos, Patrick Stewart, Gary Farmer, Tom Jackson, Tantoo Cardinal, Dante Basco, Sheldon Wolfchild, Tim Bottoms, Michael Horse, Graham Greene, Floyd Red Crow Westerman, Amy Madigan, Frank Salsedo, Kurtwood Smith. |
| Credits |
Executive producers, Jim Wilson, Kevin Costner ; head of research, Lee Miller ; directors of photography, Dyanna Taylor ... [et al.] ; composer, Peter Buffett ; edited by Susan Crutcher, Rick Blue, Edgar Burcksen. CD-ROM produced and directed by W.T. Morgan. |
| Note |
Information in booklet inserted on container. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Summary |
"500 Nations is an eight-part documentary that looks back at life in North America before the arrival of the Europeans, then follows the epic struggles of Indian Nations as the continent is reshaped by contact"--Booklet. |
| Contents |
disc 1. New series introduction by Kevin Costner ; Series prologue: Wounded Knee Legacy ; Episode 1. The Ancestors ; Episode 2. Mexico -- disc 2. Episode 3. Clash of Cultures ; Episode 4. Invasion of the Coast -- disc 3. Episode 5. Cauldron of War ; Episode 6. Removal -- disc 4. Episode 7. Roads Across the Plains ; Episode 8. Attack on Culture ; Closing remarks by Kevin Costner ; "CGI insight with director Jack Leusting. |
| Note |
Special features: new series introduction and closing remarks by Kevin Costner, CGI insight with director Jack Leustig, bonus CD-ROM disc of extensive archival and making-of material. |
| Subject |
Indians of North America -- History.
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Indians of Central America -- History.
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Documentary television programs.
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| Added Author |
Grossman, Roberta.
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Leustig, Jack.
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Costner, Kevin.
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Harrison, Gregory, 1950-
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Bottoms, Timothy, 1949-
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Buffett, Peter.
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Tig Productions.
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RCS Films & TV.
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Majestic Films and Television International.
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| Added Title |
Five hundred nations |
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500 nations (Television program)
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| ISBN |
0790798832 |
| Music No. |
4577 Warner Home Video |
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