By the Sword Divided [Region 2]

By the Sword Divided [Region 2]
by Brian Farnham, Michael Custance, Henry Herbert

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Actor: Edward Peel, Janet Lees-Price, Jeremy Clyde, Peter Jeffrey, Tim Brierley
Director: Brian Farnham, Henry Herbert, Michael Custance
DVD: Region Code 2
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: PAL
Running Time: 1068 minutes
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Acorn

DVD Reviews of By the Sword Divided [Region 2]

DVD Review: American DVD overdue
Summary: 5 Stars

This is an incredible show which has remained unforgettable since first airing decades ago. It is well acted, intelligently written with sumpteous costumes and absorbing in it's dramatic characters. In addition it gives the viewer a glimpse of a part of history rarely taught in America despite having direct effects which echoed down the years to America's development.
Enjoyable entertainment which educates on the side. How could you ask for more? Other than an edition playable in America!

DVD Review: Buyer Beware!
Summary: 1 Stars

Don't buy this for $200. It's available for around $90 from amazon.co.uk including shipping to the US. The guy offering it for $200 is trying to rip you off!

DVD Review: Wonderful For History Buffs
Summary: 5 Stars

I have always been fascinated by the English Civil War (which was a TRUE Civil War, unlike our own War for Southern Independence) and the series enthralled me from the first. I have never forgotten it, and have waited for it to come out in a DVD format that could be played in the US.

Alas, as I notice, the price is exceptionally high :( and out of reach at the moment. But if you have the cash and are an English History buff, as I am, don't hesitate to buy this wonderful and historically accurate (for the most part) look at both sides of this important conflict.

True to the high standards that most British series adhered to, I remember the wonderful costumes and attention to the most minute aspects of the time and its people made by all involved in this production. One truly is looking through a time capsule at one of the most important periods of British history. The acting, as usual, is superb. It is hard to pick a favorite character, since all draw you into the life of each individual and the sometimes heartwrenching loyalties that divided brother from brother, father from son, etc.

Meanwhile, I'll wait for someone, somewhere to offer it for a bit less, and continue to dream....

DVD Review: JWoznick
Summary: 5 Stars

I saw this production years ago on Masterpiece Theatre and I was fascinated by it then. I thought that the telling of the story of the Engish Civil war through the eyes of a divided family was an extremely effective way of making the history of a complex time come to life. Like our own Civil War the tale seems one of romantic glory at first but becomes ever more grim and real as the war is prosecuted. The story is historically accurate with everything that I have read on the ECW. I have been checking over the months to see when the American format DVD will come out and hope we see it soon.

DVD Review: Bring it to DVD here in the states!
Summary: 4 Stars

Anyone who remembers and enjoyed the Masterpiece Theater presentations of the 1970s and 1980s like "Upstairs/Downstairs", "Elizabeth", and "I, Claudius", would also enjoy this mini-series depicting the struggles of 2 families during the English civil war of the 1600's.

Although it's been ages since I've seen this, I never forgot how good it was. I've been looking for this for several years, and I'm glad to see that it's being released for region 2 viewing. Hopefully, there will be enough interest to soon make it available stateside on region 1.

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