The Mysterious Cities of Gold - Complete Series - 6-DVD Set ( Taiyô no ko Esteban ) ( Les Mystérieuses cités d'or )

The Mysterious Cities of Gold - Complete Series - 6-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Taiyô no ko Esteban
Alternate Title: Les Mystérieuses cités d'or
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
1120 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Biographies
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Deleted Scenes
Documentary
Featurette
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Music Video
Scene Access
Storyboards
Booklet
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1982 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Japan ( India, Eastern Asia )
Luxembourg ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Edouard David
Bernard Deyriès

Written By:
Jean Chalopin
Bernard Deyriès

Actors:
A.J. Henderson ..... Gaspard
Richard Dumont ..... Menataur

Synopsis:

All 39 episodes from the 1980s animated series about the sun child esteban and his quest to find eldorado, the legendary inca city of gold. Episodes comprise: 'esteban, child of the sun', 'crossing the atlantic', 'heroes again', 'adrift on the endless sea', 'the abduction of zia', 'the ship solaris', 'secret of the solaris', 'the new continent', 'the end of the solaris', 'secret of the temple', 'messengers of the region', 'secret of the medallions', 'mystery of the parents', 'esteban's medallion', 'the subterranean secret', 'the urubus', 'the great condor', 'maiden flight of the great condor', 'the nazca plateau', 'the spaniards' cannon', 'the amazons', 'the mirror of the moon', 'the jade mask', 'the manuscript', 'the lake of gold', 'the swamps', 'the doors of night', 'the forest of statues', 'the burning shield', 'the escape', 'the village of the new sun', 'attack of the olmecs', 'the reunion', 'revolt of the mayas', 'the olmec machine', 'aerial pursuit', 'the city of gold', 'the great legacy' and 'end of the city of gold'.

It is the sixteenth century. From all over Europe, great ships sail west to conquer the New World, the Americas. The men are eager to seek their fortune, to find new adventures in new lands. They long to cross uncarted seas and discover unknown countries; to find secret gold on a mountain trail high in the Andes. They dream of following the path of the setting sun that leads to El Dorado, and the Mysterious Cities of Gold'. Three children - Esteban, Tao and Zia - set out on an adventure across the Americas to find the Mysterious Cities of Gold. Neither Esteban, a Spanish orphan who can command the sun, and Zia, an Inca girl kidnapped from her people, have any interest in gold. Their only dream is that their quest will lead them to their missing fathers, and they hope the strange medallions they both wear may hold the key to the cities' location. Tao, last decedent of the legendary empire of Hiva, believes the cities could reveal long-lost secrets about his heritage and the strange jar he has been left by his ancestors. They are joined on their journey by Spanish navigator Mendoza, and his two sailing friends Sancho and Pedro - men who seek to plunder the cities of its wealth. With the aid of the magnificent Golden Condor, their adventure takes them to the empire of the Incas, being ravaged by the invading Spanish; to the vast Amazon rain forest, where they encounter fierce female warriors; and finally to the land of the Mayas, far to the north. But they are not alone in their quest - with treasure-hungry Spaniards, greedy Mayan traitors and tyrannical Olmecs hoping to ensure they never find their way to the Mysterious Cities of Gold.

One of the best-loved animation series' of the last 30 years, Mysterious Cities of Gold was a French/Japanese collaboration, was dubbed in English, and aired on ABC TV throughout the late 80s and early 90s. In the tradition of Miyazaki's Spirited Away, the series features riveting characters, fantastic animation, and a magnificent plot that starts in Barcelona in 1532, and follows a young orphan called Esteban as he searches the New World for both his father and the 'Mysterious Cities of Gold'.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 16 May, 2020.