The History Channel Presents The Crusades - Crescent & The Cross

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ISBN:0767086538
EAN:0733961736113
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UPC:733961736113
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Movie/TV Title:The Crusades: Crescent & the Cross
Run Time:180 min.
Rating:NR
Release Year:2005
Format:DVD
Genre:Faith Based-Documentaries
Studio:A&E Home Video
Sub-Genre:Box Sets

The History Channel Presents The Crusades – Crescent & The Cross [DVD] Product Overview Format: DVD November 29, 2005 A detailed documentary telling the complete story of the great Christian Crusades into the Holy Land. The Christian invaders were regarded as infidels. The Arabs were scorned as lawless pagans. The Westerners saw their quest as literally a sanctified crusade, while the Muslims launched their own holy war, called a jihad, in retaliation. Sound familiar? It should, because although the events depicted in the History Channel’s The Crusades – Crescent & The Cross took place nearly a thousand years ago, they are but a distant mirror to what’s going on in the Middle East right now. This two-part, three-hour program, released here on two discs (the second includes over an hour of bonus material), impressively details all three Crusades, starting in the late 11th Century, when Pope Urban II dispatched a huge force to reclaim Jerusalem, which had been under Muslim control for some 400 years. For the knights and others who made the journey, it was a noble spiritual quest, not to mention an escape from Europe’s petty wars and famines; in the end, the fact that many of them were greedy butchers who murdered Muslims, Jews, and even other Christians indiscriminately (sometimes even eating the flesh of the vanquished) detracted not at all from their conviction that they were acting in the name of God. Of course, so were the Muslims, who, after the bloody first crusade succeeded in seizing the holy city, mounted a massive counterattack under leaders like Nur al-din and his son Saladin, who managed to take back Jerusalem (from whence Mohammed was said to have ascended to heaven) and hold on to it through the failed second and third crusades, the latter led by England’s Richard the Lionheart. All of this is presented by way of techniques that will be recognizable to History Channel buffs. They include modern-day historians, who re-trace the routes of the crusaders and examine the ancient sites where the action took place, as well as actors who portray characters of the time (chroniclers, knights, and others); numerous re-enactments, aided by excellent cinematography and skillful use of CGI (whereby a few dozen extras could be made to look like many thousands), vividly illustrate the battles and other events that took place during this roughly 200-year period. Add to that a bonus documentary about the Knights Templar (the soldier-monks in charge of protecting the Kingdom of Jerusalem) and a decent « making of » documentary, and you have an absorbing, enlightening look at events that prove one thing above all: the more things change, the more they stay the same. –Sam Graham Details Genre: Documentary/Religion Format: Multiple Formats, NTSC, Color Contributor: Keith David, Mark Lewis Language: English Number Of Discs: 2 Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NR (Not Rated) Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.88 ounces Item model number ‏ : ‎ Relay Time: 180 min; 2Videos Director ‏ : ‎ Mark Lewis Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, NTSC, Color Run time ‏ : ‎ 3 hours Release date ‏ : ‎ November 29, 2005 Actors ‏ : ‎ Keith David Producers ‏ : ‎ Mark Lewis Quality Products This will be shipped securely Returns must be within 30 days – item EXACTLY as it was sent. Must have tracking number. Email us with any issues/questions. Thanks for looking! Fast and Free Shipping Shipping is free for this item. We get your order shipped out and delivered to your doorstep as quickly as possible. Commitment We are committed to making sure that you leave this transaction satisfied. That means having access to real people that get your questions and concerns answered quickly. Give us a shot and we will make sure that you will look to us again!

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