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The pillars of the earth [videorecording] / Tandem Communications, Muse Entertainment ; in association with Scott Free Films present ; produced by John Ryan ; written for television by John Pielmeier ; directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan.

Summary:

In the town of Kingsbridge during the middle of the twelfth century, the lives of those who are working to build the most amazing Gothic cathedral in the world become entwined through their ambitions, loves, and tribulations. At once, this is a sensuous and enduring love story and an epic that shines with the fierce spirit of a passionate age.

Record details

  • Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (approximately 428 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Culver City, California : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2010]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the book by Ken Follett.
DVD release of mini-series originally broadcast on television in 2010.
Special features: featurettes.
Formatted Contents Note:
Disc 1. Anarchy ; Master builder -- Disc 2. Redemption ; Battlefield ; Legacy -- Disc 3. Witchcraft ; New Beginnings ; The work of angels.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music, Trevor Morris ; editor, Richard Comeau, Sylvain Lebel ; director of photography, Attila Szalay.
Participant or Performer Note:
Eddie Redmayne, Hayley Atwell, Ian McShane, Matthew MacFadyen, Donald Sutherland.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD ; anamorphic wide screen (1.78:1) presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Language Note:
In English or dubbed French, with optional subtitles in English, English SDH, or French.
Subject:
Cathedrals > Design and construction > Drama.
Architecture, Gothic > Drama.
Architects and builders > Drama.
Middle Ages > Drama.
Europe > History > 476-1492 > Drama.
Genre:
Television mini-series.
Historical television programs.
Television adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 22 of 24 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Caswell County Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 24 total copies.
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Summary: In the town of Kingsbridge during the middle of the twelfth century, the lives of those who are working to build the most amazing Gothic cathedral in the world become entwined through their ambitions, loves, and tribulations. At once, this is a sensuous and enduring love story and an epic that shines with the fierce spirit of a passionate age.