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Rome. First season [videorecording] / co-producers, Robert Papazian ... [et al.] ; produced by Marco Valerio Pugini ; in association with the BBC, a presentation of Home Box Office

Contributor(s): Publication details: [New York] : HBO Video, [2006]Description: 6 videodiscs (ca. 720 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 character guide ([8] p. : col. ill., col. ports. ; 17 cm.)Other title:
  • Title on disc label: Rome, the complete first season
Uniform titles:
  • Rome (Television program). Season 1
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.4572 ROM
Contents:
Disc 1. The stolen eagle / writer, Bruno Heller, director, Michael Apted; How Titus Pullo brought down the Republic / writer, Bruno Heller, director, Michael Apted -- Disc 2. An owl in a thornbush / writer, Bruno Heller, director, Michael Apted; Stealing from Saturn / writer, Bruno Heller, director, Julian Farino; The ram has touched the wall / writer, Bruno Heller, director, Allen Coulter -- Disc 3. Egeria / writer, John Milius, director, Alan Poul; Pharsalus / writer, David Frankel, director, Tim Van Patten; Caesarion / writer, William J. MacDonald, director, Stephen Shill -- Disc 4. Utica / writer, Alexandra Cunningham, director, Jeremy Podeswa; Triumph / writer, Adrian Hodges, director, Alan Taylor -- Disc 5. The spoils / writer, Bruno Heller, director, Mikael Salomon; Kalends of February / writer, Bruno Heller, director, Alan Taylor -- Disc 6. Bonus features.
Production 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
Cast: Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Polly Walker, Kenneth Cranham, James Purefoy, Ciarán Hinds, Lindsay Duncan, Tobias Menzies, Kerry Condon, Karl Johnson, Indira Varma, David BamberSummary: 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
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Media Resources Taylor's Library-TU 791.4572 ROM (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available SOMAC,09030,02,GR 1001008591

Originally broadcast on HBO during the 2005-2006 season

Contains all 12 episodes from the first season

Disc 1. The stolen eagle / writer, Bruno Heller, director, Michael Apted; How Titus Pullo brought down the Republic / writer, Bruno Heller, director, Michael Apted -- Disc 2. An owl in a thornbush / writer, Bruno Heller, director, Michael Apted; Stealing from Saturn / writer, Bruno Heller, director, Julian Farino; The ram has touched the wall / writer, Bruno Heller, director, Allen Coulter -- Disc 3. Egeria / writer, John Milius, director, Alan Poul; Pharsalus / writer, David Frankel, director, Tim Van Patten; Caesarion / writer, William J. MacDonald, director, Stephen Shill -- Disc 4. Utica / writer, Alexandra Cunningham, director, Jeremy Podeswa; Triumph / writer, Adrian Hodges, director, Alan Taylor -- Disc 5. The spoils / writer, Bruno Heller, director, Mikael Salomon; Kalends of February / writer, Bruno Heller, director, Alan Taylor -- Disc 6. Bonus features.

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

Kevin McKidd, Ray Stevenson, Polly Walker, Kenneth Cranham, James Purefoy, Ciarán Hinds, Lindsay Duncan, Tobias Menzies, Kerry Condon, Karl Johnson, Indira Varma, David Bamber

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

English, French or Spanish dialogue with optional English, French or Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned