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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Mill Creek Entertainment
EAN: 0826831070155
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 75
Label: Mill Creek Entertainment
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageEnglishUnknown
Manufacturer: Mill Creek Entertainment
MPN: DMV07015D
Number Of Items: 12
Publisher: Mill Creek Entertainment
Release Date: June 01, 2005
Running Time: 4216 minutes
Studio: Mill Creek Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
''Historical and biographical films from the Golden Age of Hollywood are collected in HISTORIC CLASSICS 50 MOVIE MEGA PACK. The collection features a number of major stars--Orson Welles, Charlton Heston, Warren Beatty, Joan Collins, and more--in costume dramas and literary adaptations alike. HISTORIC CLASSICS is practically a clinic in the development of the genre of the historic drama.
This tremendous 50-movie collection brings history and literature to life for countless hours of classic entertainment. History's greatest icons are brought to vivid life, from Napoleon to Abraham Lincoln and Henry VIII to The Three Musketeers. The great classics of literature leap from the page to the screen, from Little Men to Cyrano De Bergerac and A Tale of Two Cities to David Copperfield.
Specifications:
- 12 DVD Disc Set
- Region 0, NTSC
- Full Frame
- Audio - English
MegaPack Contents:
MOVIE - STARRING:
Constantine and the Cross - Cornel Wilde
Bolt of Lightning, A - Charlton Heston
David Copperfield - Michael Redgrave
Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, - A Boris Karloff
Abraham Lincoln - Walter Huston
Yellowneck - Lin McCarthy
Saul & David - Norman Wooland
Captain Scarlett - Richard Greene
Jungle Book, The - Sabu
Oliver Twist - William Boyd
Old Testament - Brad Harris
Little Men - Jack Oakie
Eagle in a Cage - Ralph Richardson
Legend of the Sea Wolf, The - Chuck Connors
Herod the Great - Edmund Purdom
Hearts in Bondage - James Dunn
Cyrano De Bergerac - Jose Ferrer
Scrooge - Seymour Hicks
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Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
All of these movies are in the public domain. If you own a television, you might catch some of them on classic movie stations for free (or for a prorated portion of your cable or satellite bill). However, for people without satellite/cable or like me--I own a tiny LED DVD player but no TV--the best of these seem a reasonable buy. This one, however, is not a good buy.
In every collection, there are a few gems, several mediocre to poor movies, and a few that would have been good had ... Read More
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I bought this for the movie Mission to Moscow. When I did a search at Amazon it pointed to this collection. I was disappointed.
Rating:  -
Many of these are good films and some are not. All of them need restoration. If you buy this set, you will be delaying and possibly killing any possibility of having them restored. They are not covered by copyright, which is why they have been issued in this inexpensive and poor quality edition. Unfortunately if such editions exist and the public buys them there is no reason for anyone to invest the money to restore the films because the customers have already bought. Support those who are willing ... Read More
Rating:  -
Although I understand the negative reviews, this 50 pack is still a bargain and a great chance to see some films that aren't readily available anywhere. Although I haven't seen all fifty, I've cruised around enough to know that they are very watchable. Disc 12 may be something of a disappointment, as it's all early TV dramatic showcase programs (complete with vintage commercials), but the rest of the offerings here contain some real treasures, from King Vidor's "Our Daily Bread" to William S. Hart's ... Read More
Rating:  -
Historic Classics is a collection of 50 historical movies that have only one thing in common: they are all public domain and as such it is possible for them to be presented in highly affordable collections. I paid $21.99 for my set and that comes down to about 44 cents per movie. The way that movie tickets cost nowadays, you really cannot complain about this collection.
This deal is even better when you consider that many of the movies in this collection are available as individual movie ... Read More
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