Captains and the Kings
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Actor: Blair Brown, Patty Duke, Perry King, Ray Bolger, Richard JordanBrand: Koch International
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 540 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-01-13
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Koch Vision
Product features:
- Determined to create a better life for his family, Joseph Armagh (Richard Jordan), a poor Irish immigrant, comes to America in the mid-19th century, and through struggle, heartache and perseverance, becomes one of the richest and most powerful men in the country. Based on the best-selling novel by Taylor Caldwell, this epic, nine-part NBC mini-series stars Patty Duke, Ray Bolger, Blair Brown, John
Movie Reviews of Captains and the Kings
Movie Review: Spectacular Mini-Series; Shoddy DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
I was so excited when I learned a few months ago about this under-rated television treasure was finally being released on DVD. As a huge Patty Duke fan, it is always wonderful to see her Emmy-winning performance, but this film is excellent, no matter who is on the screen. I was first disappointed by the lack of extras on here. I contacted Koch saying Ms. Duke (I run her official website) might be interested in doing some special features for this, but my words went ignored for months. By the time I spoke with them again, it was too late. They said Blair Brown was the only actor from this huge mini-series they could get a hold of. That is doubtful, although the low budget-looking intereview with Brown is excellent. Clocking in at just over sixteen minutes, Brown offers many wonderful tidbits on the making of this epic mini-series.
I have accepted the lack of extras, but I cannot accept the lack of picture quality on this set. It's awful! I have not seen the Universal- released VHS from about ten years ago in a while, but I can tell you this DVD picture is no improvement over the VHS. In fact, I think it may be worse. The color of the picture is not bad, but the specks on every single frame of the film make me feel like I am watching it back on TNT in the early '90s! At least Koch does not falsely claim to have digitally restored this, but in 2009 I guess I assumed it was a given. Silly me.
Despite the flaws of the DVD itself, this mini-series should not be missed. In my own opinion it is one of the finest pieces of that genre in television history, something that could stand proudly beside Angels in America and Tales of the City. The price is not bad (especially if you get it from a vendor on here). This should be part of everyone's DVD library if for no other reason than to see televison at it's very best.
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