Rome. 1st season / co-producers, Robert Papazian [and others] ; produced by Marco Valerio Pugini ; in association with the BBC, a presentation of Home Box Office.

Four hundred years after the founding of the Republic, Rome is the wealthiest city in the world, a cosmopolitan metropolis of one million people, epicenter of a sprawling empire. The Republic was founded on principles of shared power and fierce personal competition, never allowing one man to seize a...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rome (Television program)
Corporate Authors:	British Broadcasting Corporation Home Box Office (Firm) HBO Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Papazian, Robert A. (Producer) Pugini, Marco Valerio (Producer) Apted, Michael (Director) Heller, Bruno (Screenwriter) McKidd, Kevin (Actor) Stevenson, Ray, 1964-2023 (Actor) Hinds, Ciaran (Actor) Cranham, Kenneth, 1944- (Actor) Purefoy, James, 1964- (Actor) Walker, Polly (Actor) Duncan, Lindsay (Actor)
Language:	English French Spanish
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English, French or Spanish dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned.
Published:	[New York] : HBO Video, [2006]
Edition:	DVD.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rome (Television program)
Subjects:	Caesar, Julius > Drama. Soldiers > Italy > Rome > Drama. Emperors > Rome > Drama. Rome > History > Julio-Claudians, 30 B.C.-68 A.D. > Drama. Television programs > United States. Television programs > Great Britain. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Drama. Television programs Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	6 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 character guide (8 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, color portraits ; 17 cm).
Variant Title:	Rome the complete 1st season.
Format:	Video DVD

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Summary:	Four hundred years after the founding of the Republic, Rome is the wealthiest city in the world, a cosmopolitan metropolis of one million people, epicenter of a sprawling empire. The Republic was founded on principles of shared power and fierce personal competition, never allowing one man to seize absolute control. But now, those foundations are crumbling, eaten away by corruption and excess. After eight years of war, soldiers Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo unwittingly become entwined in the historical events of ancient Rome.
Note:	Originally broadcast on HBO during the 2005-2006 season. Contains all 12 episodes from the first season. Bonus features: "Friends, Romans, countrymen": introduction to the characters of 'Rome'; eight revealing audio commentaries with cast and crew ; "All roads lead to Rome" interactive onscreen guide prepared by the series' historical consultant, Jonathan Stamp ; Shot-x-shot: Gladiator - a closer look at the thrilling episode 11 fight sequence ; Shot-x-shot: Caesar's triumph - detailing the production of the epic episode 10 triumph scene ; "The rise of Rome": behind-the-scenes featurette on sets, wardrobe and actors' boot camp ; "When in Rome" featurette on the culture of ancient Rome ; Photo gallery with over 50 never-before-scene images ; Eight-page Roman character guide booklet featuring names, profiles, relationships and other key historical information. Videorecording.
Call Number:	CO4 D0069119 VideoDVD PN1992.77 .R664 2006 VideoDVD
Audience:	Rated TV-MA.
ISBN:	0783135998 9780783135991
Credits:	Created by John Milius, William J. MacDonald and Bruno Heller ; editors, Sidney Wolinsky ... [et al.] ; director of photography, Alik Sakharov ... [et al.] ; music, Jeff Beal.
System Details:	DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
Cast:	Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Polly Walker, Kenneth Cranham, James Purefoy, Ciarán Hinds, Lindsay Duncan, Tobias Menzies, Kerry Condon, Karl Johnson, Indira Varma, David Bamber.