Constantine and The Cross

Starring:Cornel Wilde, Belinda Lee, Massimo Serato, Christine Kaufmann, Fausto Tozzi, Tino Carraro, Carlo Ninchi, Vittorio Sanipoli, Elisa Cegani, Lauro Gazzolo, Enrico Glori, Nando Gazzolo, Loris Gizzi, Lia Angeleri, Franco Fantasia, Veriano Genesi, Jole Mauro, Annibale Ninchi, Renato Terra, Carlo Tamberlani
Director: Lionello De Felice
Studio: Diamond Ent. Corp.
Product Type: DVD

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How to get "Hawaii" released on DVD at 181minutes
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Hawaii
Starring: Julie Andrews , Max von Sydow , Richard Harris , Gene Hackman , and Carroll O'Connor
Director: George Roy Hill
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ASIN: B00079ZA1S
Release Date: 2005-04-12

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George Roy Hill (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) directed this adaptation of James Michener's novel about the history of the 50th state. Max von Sydow plays a zealous missionary with a Calvinist bent, intent on enlightening the natives even as his wife (Julie Andrews) is romanced by the dashing Richard Harris. The film is both a glossy vision of Hawaii in the early 19th century and a sometimes-brutal drama full of death, a rough childbirth, stormy weather, etc. Hill's blunt editing, meant to emphasize the more terrifying aspects of the natural order of life, makes the film look particularly dated and mannered today. This is best appreciated for its cast, all of whom were making inroads in Hollywood at the time. --Tom Keogh

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Two cultures collide in this vast, lavish and truly spectacular film starring Julie Andrews, Max Von Sydow, Richard Harris, Gene Hackman and Carroll O'Connor. Adapted from James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and nominated* for seven OscarsÂ(r), this "majestic, gorgeously framedepic is adventuresome picture-making, a credit to the industry" (The Film Daily) and riveting entertainment! They came to bring God, but instead brought disease and destruction. The Rev. Abner Hale (Von Sydow) and his gentle wife Jerusha (Andrews) attempt to convert early 19th-century Hawaiian natives to Christianity but find themselves ill-equipped to endure the unexpected tribulations of paradise. Surging with the excitement of windstorms, firestorms, shark attacks and magnificent island scenery, Hawaii shines as passionately as the island paradise itself!*1966: Supporting Actress (Jocelyne LaGarde), CinematographyColor, Costume DesignColor, Special Visual Effects, Score, Song, Sound

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How to get "Hawaii" released on DVD at 181minutes.......2007-05-18

I did some research and called Eric Doctorow's office at 310-369-4047 and let his associate know that a lot of consumers are looking for this movie to be rereleased without all the editing. Eric Doctorow is in charge of marketing of home video at Fox. His associate told me that he would pass my request on to marketing. The more people that call and air their request to them, the better the chances of getting what we want. I also mentioned that the 50th aniversary of Hawaii's statehood is comming up and that it might be an idea to reissue this movie.

Beautiful.......2007-04-11

Incredible scenery, wonderful depiction of Michner's historic epic. Must for your classic CD collection~

Hawaii DVD.......2007-03-19

This product was delivered in pristine condition and within just a few days. I would continue to have the most confidence in this seller.

Terri

5 star movie - 1 star dvd.......2006-08-19

I don't have a lot to add to what so many others have already said. There is truly no excuse for releasing such a severely edited version of this film on dvd. Now that MGM is being distributed by 20th Century Fox (one of the best dvd labels) instead of Sony (the worst of the major labels) perhaps they will consider issuing a new edition of this film.

It is always a little difficult deciding what to do when a movie you have waited years for is issued in an edition this inadequate. If you decide not to buy it does that send a message to MGM that they need to do a better job or do the low sales tell them that their lack of attention was justified? I decided not to buy this one. I am lucky enough to own the excellent, letter boxed vhs version of the uncut film and since it is not copy guarded I am able to transfer it to dvd. Obviously this is not the same as having a studio issued, anamorphic edition of the film, but it's better than having a version with the heart cut out of it. When MGM does the job right and issues a new, complete dvd of this film I will buy it on the day it is released.

Thanks for the warning..........2006-08-12

I was just about to add this to my shopping cart when I read, to my horror, that 30 minutes were cut in a spectacular display of bad judgement on the part of MGM. The "pre-Hawaii" scenes were, to me, the most compelling scenes in the film: Jerusha saying goodbye to her little sister (movingly recalled years later when Abner says goodbye to thier daughter); Jerusha standing up to her husband during the voyage to Hawaii; the tragic death of one of the wives during childbirth and Abner's subsequent "You WILL LIVE, Jerusha" speech (which happens to be my favorite moment). I guess for now I'll stick with my double-VHS copy until MGM comes to thier senses.

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Strong Plot Weakened by Blotchy DVD
For anyone enjoying biblical drama, fact or fiction> It is worth watching.
It is a movie about discovery and acceptance
Elaborate Italian Sword And Sandal Epic A Cut Above The Rest
BOO!

Constantine and The Cross
Starring: Cornel Wilde , Belinda Lee , Massimo Serato , Christine Kaufmann , and Fausto Tozzi
Director: Lionello De Felice
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Release Date: 1999-11-23

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Strong Plot Weakened by Blotchy DVD.......2007-03-19

In CONSTANTINE AND THE CROSS director Lionello de Felice brings to the screen a period of time in Western history that is much misunderstood and even less recognized in history texts. The Roman Empire in the early 300s was a strange and unwieldy quilt of multi emperors all of whom ruled various subsets of what had once been a unified empire. There was an emperor for the Eastern provinces and another for the western. And in both there was a sort of junior emperor called a caesar. Cornell Wilde is Constantine, son of one of these caesars. His father is killed in battle, and Constantine is soon elevated to the emperorship as a result of a smashing victory over a barbarian army. The film is historically accurate in many areas, but suffers from an inexcusably poor job of transferral to DVD which includes blotches and blips aplenty. De Felice captures the historical sweep of events that must have seemed confusing even to contemporaries but due to a deft hand behind the camera never manages to lose the interest of the viewer.

Wilde begins the film as a hothead, who seems to be unwilling to heed the advice of his caesar father. As event follows event, we can see his slow maturation on several levels. As he moves to Rome to get embroiled in the power struggle that will later elevate him to emperor, Wilde becomes more astute as one who gets on the job practice as a young emperor to be. He meets and later marries Fausta, fetchingly played by Belinda Lee, who in real life died in a car accident just a few months before the film was released. Fausta is a woman who is torn between her love for Constantine and her knowledge that her brother and he must soon collide in a lethal duel for the crown. The film has several dramatic highlights. The much discussed scene of the moon morphing into a cross stands out. Further, De Felice had to stretch a tight budget so that a few hundred extras could sub for the tens of thousands that were seen in other films like Ben Hur and Spartacus. The film does not mention that in real life Constantine executed Fausta for fear that she had cuckolded him with a son from a prior marriage. The historical Constantine is mostly remembered as the first Roman emperor who made Christianity as the empire's official religion. Wilde is convincing as a ruler who slowly comes to value acknowledging a faith that places peace over mindless war. CONSTANTINE AND THE CROSS is one of those rare films that entertains even as it instructs. It succeeds well enough for one to overlook the admitted flaws. Recommended

For anyone enjoying biblical drama, fact or fiction> It is worth watching........2006-04-26

I am not an expert on movies, but I do enjoy most biblical dramas. A long time ago, I recorded this movie off TV; (not a very good recording), so I was very thrilled to find that it is availlable on DVD. When it arrived in the mail, I sat down to watch it right away. I was surprised at the poor quality of this reproduction. The colours are kind of pale and keep fading in it out. However, I did enjoy the story and it is still watchable. Hopefully, some day they will release a better reproduction of this movie. Be aware of low priced DVD's, I will be in the future.

It is a movie about discovery and acceptance.......2005-12-14

Most of the movie centers around political intrigue between Constantine and those in Rome who want to usurp his power and prestige. There is a good amount of Roman battle scenes (Civil war). A very small part of the movie is also taken up fighting the barbarians.

However, it is a good example of just what Christian Martyrs by the tens of thousands had to endure (death) before Constantine came on the scene. Some here say that it is not factual. Yet evidence from antiquity is strong that Constantine did have a conversion due to divine intervention. He was alone among emperors to fight for religious freedom. Constantine did not convert immediately after seeing the cross in the sky. But the stage was set. His mother (Helena/to Catholics: St Helena) is portrayed very well in this movie.

In this movie, I was glad to see that we see in the Christians of the time, a sincere, unwavering love for Christ. How else could they go so willingly to their deaths.

At such a very small price for this fully restored and digitally enhanced film, you just can't go wrong.

Elaborate Italian Sword And Sandal Epic A Cut Above The Rest.......2005-10-29

The Roman Emperor Constantine who was responsible for making Christianity the official religion of the previously pagan Roman Empire has strangely enough been rarely the subject of movies set in Roman times. While this early 1960's Italian produced epic does play around heavily with historical fact, in particular with the details of Constantine's personal life and character, it does however make an earnest attempt to retell many of the significant historical moments in the period of Constantine's battle to become sole emperor of the crumbling Roman Empire in the 4th century A.D. For this kind of production which enjoyed great popularity in the early 1960's "Constantine and the Cross", is an elaborate entry and benefits from the presense of American actor Cornel Wilde who takes the lead roel of Constantine and does bear a good resemblance to the Emperor from the statues preserved from his time. Despite having to act many fictional events Wilde does an excellent job in the lead and manages to combine well with the Italian cast who make up all the supporting roles

BOO!.......2004-07-09

The worst movie ever made, EVER! It is SO boring and stupid and it has no point or plot. Its picture is terrible and so are the actors! BAD MOViE!

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Constantine and the Cross
Starring: C. Wilde
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Constantine And The Cross
Starring: Tino Carraro , Christine Kaufmann , Belinda Lee , Massimo Serato , and Fausto Tozzi
Director: Lionello de Felice
Manufacturer: Miracle Pictures
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ASIN: B0002V7S84
Release Date: 2004-09-28

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Starring: Tino Carraro , Christine Kaufmann , Belinda Lee , Massimo Serato , and Fausto Tozzi
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Starring: Sword of Lancelot , and Constantine & the Cross
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"The Sword of Lancelot"-In the tradition of Prince Valient, The Black King Knigth and King Arthur, this film is a wonderful midevil achievement. "Constantine and the Cross"-In 303 AD Constantine became the Emperor of Gaul. Before a battle with the Romans, he has a revealation and assure his army of the freedom of worship.1963

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IT'S GREEK TO ME...

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Starring: Gia Carides , Michael Constantine , John Corbett , Jayne Eastwood , and Gale Garnett
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ASIN: B000096Q74
Release Date: 2003-02-11

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IT'S GREEK TO ME..........2006-11-07

This is a warmly funny, down to earth, one note comedy in which I was somewhat disappointed. The reality of it simply did not live up to its media hype. Still, I found this fairly formulaic, romantic comedy to be enjoyable, light-hearted fare to be taken at face value.

The film centers around Toula Portokalos (Nia Vardalos), who comes from a fiercely ethno-centric, clannish, Greek family whose Greekness is the end-all, be-all of their lives. Toula is an over thirty, plain Jane, who lives at home with her overly protective mother, Maria (Lainie Kazan), and father, Gus (Michael Constantine), as well as her brother, Nick (Louis Mandylor). She works in her family's coffee shop where she seems to be sleep-walking through life. One day a handsome man, Ian Miller (John Corbett), enters the coffee shop with a friend, and she is smitten. Shortly thereafter, Toula embarks on a life changing course.

She takes college courses. She undergoes a complete physical makeover, from the way she dresses to the way she carries herself. She even changes jobs, working at her aunt's travel agency. There, she chances to see her dream man again. They meet. They date. They fall in love. She does all this behind her family's back, as Ian is not Greek. When her family finds out, all hell breaks loose, as her parents parade a host of Greek losers for Toula in hopes that she will not break with tradition.

Needless to say, Toula and Ian stick together despite family opposition, hers and his. His family finds her family appalling. Her family finds his family strait-laced and humorless. Never the twain shall meet. Still, the marriage will go on, and Toula's family completely commandeers the wedding, as they will have it done no other way than their way, that is to say, the Greek way. There are many funny, priceless moments throughout the film. Gus, the father, is particularly funny with his belief that all words are of Greek origin and his belief that a spritz of Windex will cure anything. Maria, the mother, also has her zany moments.

Nia Vardalos, who is Greek, wrote the script, and she is right on the money. Living in New York, I have had many Greek friends over the years, and many Greeks of the older generation are as ethno-centric as those portrayed in the movie. There was a ring of truth in many of the jokes that hit home. As an actress, however, she leaves a lot to be desired. I found her to be unappealing and somewhat wooden in the role of Toula.

The film is an over-hyped, cute, one note comedy that will not prevail over time. The film was recently put to the test when it became a sit-com of the same name with the original movie cast, with the exception of John Corbett (who had his own series "Lucky"). Needless to say, the sit-com did not last out the season. One note comedies rarely do. Still, this film is worth a rental, as it will certainly provide some laughs.

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"The Quest . . ." pulls a reasonable case out of abysmal noise.

Quest for the True Cross

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Quest for the True Cross is based on the book of the same name by Carsten Peter Thiede and Matthew D'Ancona. In a church in Rome is a piece of wood believed to have been brought back by Helena, mother of the first Christian Emperor, Constantine, in the 4th Century. It is clearly inscribed with the remains of the line, Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews. When Thiede examined this piece of wood, described as the titulus cruces, or headboard, of Christ's cross, he came to believe that, far from being a medieval fake, it was the real thing. The writing on the board, in three languages, bore all the marks of having been done in the 1st Century. Now, for only the fourth time in six hundred years, the titulus cruces has been removed from its protective covering. It has been examined and filmed in close up. So the film has become a detective story, following all the clues leading to Thiede's and D'Ancona's belief in the authenticity of this relic, and also an account of how the cross came, through Constantine's conversion and his political acuity, the symbol and icon it is today. It is a fascinating and timely story, about a small walnut headboard, which it seems may well have been attached to the true cross immediately before the Crucifixion.

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"The Quest . . ." pulls a reasonable case out of abysmal noise........2007-01-08

"The Quest for the True Cross" is an amalgamation and scholarly distillation of the data surrounding the search for and purported finding of the True Cross; that is, the cross upon which Jesus of Nazareth was crucified. Although I was predisposed to dismiss this book as make believe, I was ever so incrementally persuaded by the reasonable and remarkable structure given to what I had regularly dismissed as an unfathomable legend. This treatise is a perfect example of the capacity of reason to deduce important meaning even amidst abysmal cultural, historical, and religious noise regarding this subject. The necessarily complex analysis of the long-ignored fragment of the Titulus Crucis, the inscribed headboard of Christ's cross, is compelling. "The Quest" is nothing less than awesome in its methodology and conclusions. A chip off "The Jesus Papyrus."

Constantine And The Cross: Christmas Greeting Card: Happy Holidays

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Constantine And The Cross: Christmas Greeting Card: Happy Holidays
Starring: Christine Kaufman
Director: Lionelo De Felice
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Back Cover: Let our voices ring out in joyous song together this Christmas. Even if we are a little off-key...Have a Merry, song-filled Christmas!

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