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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Not For Children, War Violence Movie Release: 2001 DVD Release: 12/11/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV,Pan and Scan Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, Korean, Thai SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 2 hrs 4 mins Studio: Columbia TriStar Total Copies: 11 Genres: Epic, Historical Film, Biopic [feature], Historical Epic

The life of the fabled Gallic leader Vercingetorix is brought to the screen in this epic international production. Young Vercingetorix came of age in 60 B.C., as soldiers of the Roman Empire ran roughshod over Gaul and his father was captured and executed by Romans. A wise and philosophical druid, Guttuart (Max von Sydow), tells the angry Vercingetorix that he should seek justice by winning freedom for Gaul from the Romans. As an adult, Vercingetorix (Christophe Lambert) becomes a brave and insightful warrior, and at first joins forces with the charismatic Julius Caesar (Klaus Maria Brandauer). But in time Vercingetorix is betrayed by the great leader, and soon he raises an army of his own to defeat Caesar and bring Guttuart's prophesy to life. Ines Sastre also appears as Epona, the love of Vercingetorix's life. Vercingetorix was filmed on location in Bulgaria in both French- and English-language versions. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Christopher Lambert - Vercingetorix
Klaus Maria Brandauer - Caesar
Max von Sydow - Guttuart
Ines Sastre - Epona
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu - Dumnorix

Stefan Ivanov's historical epic Druids comes to DVD with a pair of transfers. The widescreen anamorphic transfer preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1, and is preferable to the standard full-frame image. Closed-captioned English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Surround. English, Chinese, Korean, and Thai subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials. This Colubia/TriStar release contains excellent picture and sound quality, making it worthwhile for any genre enthuiast. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide