Warriors (Complete Season) - 6-DVD Set ( Heroes and Villains ) ( Napoleon / Attila the Hun / Spartacus / Cortes / Richard the Lionheart / Shogun )

Warriors (Complete Season) - 6-DVD Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Heroes and Villains
Alternate Title: Napoleon / Attila the Hun / Spartacus / Cortes / Richard the Lionheart / Shogun
Language Selections:
Danish ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Norwegian ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

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

Running Time:
350 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2007 - 2008 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Nick Murphy

Written By:
Nick Murphy

Actors:
Rob Brydon ..... Stanislav Fréron (1 episode, 2007)
Kevin Eldon ..... Romulus (1 episode, 2008)
Anthony Flanagan ..... Spartacus (1 episode, 2008)
Brian McCardie ..... Hernan Cortes (1 episode, 2008)
Leon Ockenden ..... Earl of Leicester (1 episode, 2008)
James Saito ..... Ieyasu Tokugawa (1 episode, 2008)
Richard McCabe ..... Barras (1 episode, 2007)
Nadia Boussetta ..... Sparticus's Wife (1 episode, 2008)
Hiro Kanagawa ..... Mitsunari Ishida (1 episode, 2008)
Harry Lloyd ..... Lucas (1 episode, 2008)
Nicholas Shaw ..... Sandoval (1 episode, 2008)
Michael Walter ..... Zercon (1 episode, 2008)
Tom Burke ..... Napoleon Bonaparte (1 episode, 2007)
Louis Ozawa Changchien ..... Hideaki Kobayakawa (1 episode, 2008)
Jamie Foreman ..... Slave Trader (1 episode, 2008)
Andrew Howard ..... Alvarado (1 episode, 2008)
Rory McCann ..... Attila the Hun (1 episode, 2008)
Steven Waddington ..... Richard the Lionheart (1 episode, 2008)
Laura Greenwood ..... Paoletta (1 episode, 2007)
Nicholas Boulton ..... Bleda (1 episode, 2008)
Niall Macgregor ..... Velasquez (1 episode, 2008)
Yuji Okumoto ..... Naomasa Ii (1 episode, 2008)
Alice Patten ..... Joan (1 episode, 2008)
Mark Wingett ..... Batiatus (1 episode, 2008)
Alice Krige ..... Letizia (1 episode, 2007)
Johnny Harris ..... Narrator / ... (1 episode, 2008)
Hiroshi Katsuno ..... Mototada Torii (1 episode, 2008)
Allen Leech ..... Edeco (1 episode, 2008)
Vineeta Rishi ..... Dona Marina (1 episode, 2008)
Stuart Wilson ..... Duke of Burgundy (1 episode, 2008)
Alex Lowe ..... Junot (1 episode, 2007)
Eidan Hanzei ..... Ukita (1 episode, 2008)
Michael Maloney ..... Vigilas (1 episode, 2008)
David Maybrick ..... Lopez (1 episode, 2008)
Donald Sumpter ..... Garnier (1 episode, 2008)
Andrew Tiernan ..... Crixus (1 episode, 2008)
Kenneth Cranham ..... General Carteaux (1 episode, 2007)
Robert Glenister ..... Crassus (1 episode, 2008)
Andy Lucas ..... Saladin (1 episode, 2008)
Jonny Phillips ..... Theodosius (1 episode, 2008)
Koh Takeuchi ..... Hidetada Tokugawa (1 episode, 2008)
Ramon Tikaram ..... Montezuma (1 episode, 2008)
Gina Bellman ..... Catherine Carteaux (1 episode, 2007)
Ian Barritt ..... Chrysaphius (1 episode, 2008)
Silas Carson ..... Al-Adil (1 episode, 2008)
Togo Igawa ..... Hideyoshi Toyotomi (1 episode, 2008)
T.J. Ramini ..... Cuauhtemoc (1 episode, 2008)
Rupert Vansittart ..... Lentulus (1 episode, 2008)
Darren Queralt ..... Denon (1 episode, 2007)
Ian Lindsay ..... Maximinus (1 episode, 2008)
Kohei Mima ..... Tadayoshi Matsudaira (1 episode, 2008)
Alec Newman ..... Villafana (1 episode, 2008)
Daragh O'Malley ..... William (1 episode, 2008)
Roger Ashton-Griffiths ..... General Doppet (1 episode, 2007)
Oliver Cotton ..... Actius (1 episode, 2008)
Eugene Nomura ..... Kagaketsu (1 episode, 2008)
Anthony Higgins ..... General Dugommier (1 episode, 2007)
Takahiro Hotta ..... Nobuyasu (1 episode, 2008)
Yusuke Tochio ..... Hideyori Toyotomi (1 episode, 2008)
Hiroaki Watanabe ..... Hidetada's aide (1 episode, 2008)
Michihiro Kinoshita ..... Ieyasu general (1 episode, 2008)
Toshiyuki Sasaki ..... Ieyasu general (1 episode, 2008)
Tetsuo Fujisawa ..... Mitsunari's aide (1 episode, 2008)
Jirô Shirai ..... Mitsunari's aide (1 episode, 2008)
Shinobu Sakurai ..... Young soldier (1 episode, 2008)
Yukiharu Yamaguchi ..... Ukita's aide (1 episode, 2008)
Masayuki Ohta ..... Messenger (1 episode, 2008)
Nikolay Mutafchiev ..... (1 episode, 2008)
Shero Rauf ..... Warrior #1 - One Man Army (1 episode, 2008)
Ivan Sashov ..... Messenger (1 episode, 2008)

Synopsis:

Heroes and Villains was a 2007-2008 BBC Television docudrama series looking at key moments in the lives and reputations of some of the greatest warriors of history. Each episode featured a different historical figure, including Napoleon I of France, Attila the Hun, Spartacus, Hernán Cortés, Richard I of England, and Tokugawa Ieyasu. The statements at the beginning of each episode read: "This film depicts real events and real characters. It is based on the accounts of writers of the time. It has been written with the advice of modern historians."

Napoleon Original Airdate: 11 November 2007
Filmed on location in Malta, this story covers the siege of Toulon. Beginning in Marseilles on 24 August 1793 and ending on 18 December 1793, it covers his rivalry with Fréron as well as his sister Paoletta's affair with Fréron and his rise through the ranks as they fight the English at "Little Gibraltar."
Attila the Hun Original Airdate: 13 February 2008
Attila and his brother, Bleda, make a pact with the Western Roman Emperor to leave their lands untouched. This sends them to the Eastern Roman Empire instead and they take the city of Naissus, prompting the eastern emperor to buy them off. They leave with their prize but Attila soon kills his brother and returns. After defeating the emperor's army, Chrysaphius and Vigilas attempt to bribe Edeco in order to kill Attila but he betrays them. Attila then attacks the western empire because he feels he must, but in doing so he faces Aetius and a coalition of armies belonging to his enemies.
Spartacus Original Airdate: 29 February 2008
Spartacus, sold as a gladiator, organizes an escape and the Roman army is soon hunting him and his fellow escaped slaves. He and his men attack the Romans and other slaves soon arrive to join them which causes trouble between those who want revenge and Spartacus who wishes to flee to Gaul. After another attack by the Romans, they head for Gaul. Yet, after facing the Romans again and winning, Spartacus's men convince him to attack rather than flee. The Romans, however, push them to the ocean and a final battle ensues.
Cortes Original Airdate: 15 March 2008
Cortés and his men arrive in Central America in 1521 in search of riches. They cross the mountains and soon become allies with the Tlaxcalans. Once they reach Tenochtitlan, they are invited in but then proceed to insult the Aztec's customs and take their ruler, Moctezuma, hostage. Yet, when it is discovered that Cortés is a criminal, he must leave the city to fight the army that the king has sent after him. When he returns, he finds that a war has started and the battle over Tenochtitlan begins.
Richard the Lionheart Original Airdate: 22 March 2008
During the Third Crusade, the crusaders arrive in Jaffa and find it destroyed. Amidst uneasiness in the ranks and an attack that leaves one of his close friends dead, Richard hopes to marry off his sister to Al Adil and create an alliance. However, Al Adil will not agree and the crusaders begin to suffer from a lack of supplies. Finally, Richard decides not to attack Jerusalem and the coalition falls apart. Eventually he must face the decision of protecting his kingdom from his brother or completing his oath to God. In the end, Richard plans to return home but when Jaffa is assaulted, he returns to rescue his men.
Shogun Original Airdate: 29 March 2008
After the Taiko's death in 1598, Ieyasu has his son sent away which upsets Mitsunari. After an attack by Mitsunari, Ieyasu's son, Hidetada, takes his men to find Mitsunari but he escapes. Ieyasu forces Mitsunari into exile and begins to take control of the government. However, when another lord begins to rebel, Ieyasu convinces Hideaki to join him in battle only to have Mitsunari turn him later on. Eventually the two armies meet and the Battle of Sekigahara begins, with Hideaki unable to choose which side to fight for. He eventually chooses Ieyasu and they win the battle, taking control of Japan.

Season 1
Napoleon S1, Ep1 11 Nov. 2007
The little known story of how Napoleon Bonaparte first emerged from obscurity and entered the national consciousness. A life and death struggle both on and off off the battlefield.
Attila the Hun S1, Ep2 2008
Spartacus S1, Ep3 29 Feb. 2008
Cortes S1, Ep4 15 Mar. 2008
Richard the Lionheart S1, Ep5 22 Mar. 2008
Docudrama from a British viewpoint, of the Third Crusade, led by Richard I (the Lionheart), versus Muslim forces under Sultan Saladin Ayubi. Richard's coalition battles to re-take Jerusalem after Saladin captured it from the Crusaders in 1189. The Christian Richard, age 33, faces intrigues back home by his brother Prince John, plus dissension within the Crusader coalition over tactics. The 61 year old Saladin, a Kurd, must repulse the invaders or be sacked by the Emirs. The two great military leaders' methods differ, with Saladin employing pitched battles and scorched...
Shogun S1, Ep6 24 Mar. 2008
The tale of Samurai and their leaders Ieyasu Tokugawa and Mitsunari Ishida who were locked into a power struggle after the death of the Taiko, Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Ieyasu's and Mistunari's actions would develop into one of the biggest rivals in world history as Ieyasu increased his power over Japan, Mitsunari would secretly rally an army of rebels in hopes into overthrow Ieyasu, but it would be the Taiko's Nephew, Hideyaki and his forces who would not only escalate a civil war, but during the battle of Sekigahara the biggest samurai battle in Japanese history, would ...

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