Days That Shook the World - 16-DVD Box Set

Days That Shook the World - 16-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

$64.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Denmark ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
1620 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Box Set
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2003 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Matthew Whiteman

Written By:
David Bartlett
Srik Narayanan

Actors:
Peter Guinness ..... Narrator (9 episodes, 2003-2005)
Benjamin Till ..... (2 episodes)
Adrian Fear ..... Guglielmo Marconi / ... (2 episodes, 2004)
Duncan Holmes ..... Frank Dewhurst / ... (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Cheryl Mackie ..... Anne Frohlich / ... (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Sarah Anthony ..... Ora Nichols (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Tim Smith ..... Mr. California / ... (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Stephan Erdman ..... Dr. Arnold Rentz / ... (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Glen Hayes ..... Frank Giles / ... (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Danny Husbands ..... Frank Readick / ... (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Noah Michael Levine ..... Henry Rathbone / ... (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
Leighton Haberfield ..... Flight Engineer (2 episodes, 2004)
Chris Rogers ..... Joseph Sewald / ... (2 episodes, 2004)
David Schifter ..... Bar Patron / ... (2 episodes, 2004)
Jaran Stratton ..... Lieutenant / ... (2 episodes, 2004)
Glenn Rogers ..... Dr. Malcolm Perry (1 episode, 2003)
Kelly Cross ..... Capt. Jack Ridley (1 episode, 2003)
Michael Klesic ..... Volney Wilson (1 episode, 2003)

Synopsis:

Incisive, fascinating and dramatic, days that shook the world brings to life truly seismic moments in modern history. These are the events that changed the way we view the world. From the tragedies of history to the triumphs of scientific development, this series spans centuries and continents with one common thread: On each of these days, the lives of millions were changed forever. Incredible breakthroughs, acts of shocking brutality, and stories of hope form the themes of these compelling programs. Moments such as the liberation of Nelson Mandela, the assassination of Martin Luther King, the moon landings, the attack on Pearl Harbor, the first nuclear reaction, and the fall of the Berlin wall, are examined through dramatic reconstruction, eye-witness accounts and archive footage, bringing them alive for young and old to relive or to discover for the first time.

A gripping anatomy of some of the most important days in history, hour-by-hour as they unfold. As the clock ticks, the events of the day climax, and we learn just what happened and how the day affected the course of history.
Pilot First in Flight: The Wright Brothers/Apollo 11's Moon Landing
1 1 The Coronation of Elizabeth II/The Death of Diana
1 2 The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand/The Death of Adolf Hitler
1 3 The Assassination of Martin Luther King/The Release of Nelson Mandela
1 4 Hiroshima
1 5 The Murder of the Romanovs/The Fall of the Berlin Wall
1 6 Kristallnacht/The Birth of Israel
1 7 Tutankhamun's Tomb/Deciphering the Rosetta Stone
1 8 Black September Hijackings/Lockerbie
1 9 First Nuclear Reaction/Chernobyl
1 10 The Assassination of JFK/The Resignation of Nixon
1 11 Marconi's First Transatlantic Radio Transmission/Concorde's First Transatlantic Flight
1 12 Faster than Sound: Chuck Yeager/Donald Campbell
2 1 Disaster in the Sky: The Hindenburg/Challenger Disaster
2 2 The Christmas Truce
2 3 Attack on Pearl Harbor
2 4 Grand Heist: The Theft of the Crown Jewels/The Great Train Robbery
2 5 Conspiracy to Kill: The Real Day of the Jackal/Wolf's Lair
2 6 Reach For The Stars: Trials of Galileo/Yuri Gagarin's Flight
2 7 Dinosaurs & Duplicity: Discovery of the First Dinosaur/Piltdown Man
2 8 Terrorism: Assassination of Abraham Lincoln/Oklahoma City bombing
2 9 Cold War Spies: 1960 U-2 incident/Spy swap of Abel, Pryor and Powers
2 10 Affairs of the Crown: The Execution of Anne Boleyn/The Abdication of Edward VIII
3 1 The Cost of Betrayal: The Defection of Burgess & MacLean/The Execution of the Rosenbergs
3 2 Rule of the Gun: The O.K. Corral/Saint Valentine's Day Massacre
3 3 Fact or Fiction: The War of the Worlds/Hitler Diaries
3 4 The War to End All Wars
3 5 Let Freedom Ring: The Boston Tea Party/The Independence of India
3 6 Battle For The Holy City: The Six-Day War
3 7 The Battle of Midway
3 8 The Road To Revolution: The Execution of Ceau?escu/The Iranian Revolution

A gripping anatomy of some of the most important days in history, hour by hour as they unfolded. Recreated by using first-hand accounts, forensic detail, and personal records, the programmes included the moon landings, the assassination of the Romanovs, Hiroshima, the freeing of Nelson Mandela, the assassination of JFK and Chernobyl. Days That Shook The World is a British documentary television series that first aired on September 17, 2003, is currently in its third season, and airs on BBC, The History Channel and Viasat History.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 16 May, 2013.