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DVD Review: The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, Volume Three - The Years of Change

Written by Rebecca Wright
Published May 13, 2008
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Disc One

"Unhealed Wounds; The Life of Ernest Hemingway" (34:56) is an overview of the life and career of the Nobel Prize-winning author.

"The French Foreign Legion: The World's Most Legendary Fighting Force" (28:22) features a history of the infamous fighting troop organized in 1831 and continuing to this day.

"The Secret Life of Edith Wharton" (30:35) offers a look into the life and writing career of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist.

"Lowell Thomas: American Storyteller" (29:18) features the famous TV, radio, and movie commentator and his son talking about the man's lengthy career in broadcasting.

Disc Two

"For the People, Despite the People: The Ataturk Revolution" (30:25) is a look at the "George Washington" of the modern Turkish revolution that led to today's Turkish republic.

"The Greedy Heart of Halide Edib" (28:23) is a look at the woman who was the impetus of the women's liberation movement in Turkey.

"The Ottoman Empire" (33:05) offers a historical overview of the 600-year rise and fall of one of the great empires of modern civilization.

"Dracula: Fact and Fiction" (24:53) is an overview of the real and fictional life of Count Dracula featuring clips from Nosferatu, Universal's 1931 Dracula, and other subsequent stage and screen treatments of the infamous monster.

Disc Three

"Bronislaw Malinowski: God Professor" (29:34) offers a look look at the life of the famed anthropologist.

"Anthropology: Looking at the Human Condition" (23:49) is a look at the field of anthropology.

"New Guinea: Paradise in Peril" (25:05) is a glimpse at 140,000 years of one of the planet's oldest civilizations, concentrating on the modern exploitation of their abundant natural resources.

Disc Five

"Winds of Change" has six documentaries, so it gets a separate disc for the special features.

"The Best Intentions: The Paris Peace Conference and the Treaty of Versailles" (33:15) offers a look at the months of meetings and conferences which resulted in the drafting of the treaty to end World War I.

"Woodrow Wilson: American Idealist" (28:41) is a mini-biography of the 28th President.

"Gertrude Bell: Iraq's Uncrowned Queen" (33:07)

"Ho Chi Minh: The Price of Freedom" (31:01) gives an examination of the life of the Vietnamese leader.

"Paul Robeson: Scandalize My Name" focuses on the renowned athlete, lawyer, actor and vocalist.

"Robert Goddard: Mr. Rocket Science" (31:34) is another fascinating mini-biography of the father of modern rocket science.

Disc Seven

Like "Winds of Change," "Mystery of the Blues" gets its own disc for the special features.

"Jazz: Rhythms of Freedom" (31:55) takes a look at the birth of jazz in America and features current jazz artists El Z'abar and Billy Taylor among the talking heads.

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Rebecca is a freelance writer, concentrating in the areas of film, television and music criticism. Her B.A. is in the Humanities with an emphasis in film and writing.She holds an M.A. in American and British literature with an emphasis in dystopian literature and detective fiction.
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DVD Review: The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, Volume Three - The Years of Change
Published: May 13, 2008
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Filed Under: Video: Action, Video: Adventure
Writer: Rebecca Wright
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#1 — May 14, 2008 @ 13:36PM — bibbyroo [URL]

thanks for the break down of the special features, ive been interested in this set and was wondering what all the documentaries are about. one question- do any of the movies have commentary or deleted scenes?

#2 — May 14, 2008 @ 15:16PM — rebecca wright [URL]

This set has no commentaries or deleted scenes.

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