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VHS : Biography of the Millennium: 100 People -1000 years |
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780767022156
Format: Box set, Black & White, Color, NTSC
ISBN: 0767022157
Label: A&E Home Video
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Release Date: October 19, 1999
Running Time: 200 minutes
Studio: A&E Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1999
Sales Rank: 8522
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They are our greatest scientists and artists. Our most admired thinkers and dreamers. From revolutionaries to saints, explorers to philosophers, this epic set counts down the 100 most influential people of the past 1,000 years. To assemble this landmark program, BIOGRAPHY. conducted a survey of scholars, scientists, journalists, artists and viewers. Among those asked to rank the 100 most important people of the millennium were Henry Kissinger, Kofi Annan, Isaac Stern, David Remnick and Bob Ballard. BIOGRAPHY then tabulated the results and produced a mini-profile of each of the 100 people who made the final list. The result is a fascinating, whirlwind tour through history, a kaleidoscopic landscape of the personalities who have shaped the world. And the countdown format eventually reveals the individual BIOGRAPHY has chosen as the "Person of the Millennium." From Genghis Khan to Thomas Edison, Bill Gates to Margaret Sanger--these are the people who have done the most to shape our world today.
Amazon.com:
Choosing the 100 greatest people of the past millennium is an audacious task and one that's pretty much guaranteed to invite criticism and dispute. As General Norman Schwartzkopf asks in Biography of the Millennium, how can you possibly rank these folks? But choose and rank is what A&E does, as they count down the 100 most influential people of the past 1,000 years until they reach the single individual named the person of the millennium. Writers, philosophers, artists, musicians, politicians, monarchs, inventors, explorers grace this list, and modern luminaries comment on the selections. Without giving away too many of the surprises (and these are in no particular order), we will say that Dr. Ruth and Gloria Steinem give thoughts about Margaret Sanger; C. Everett Koop explains the work of William Harvey; David Remnick, author of Lenin's Tomb and editor of The New Yorker, discusses Karl Marx; and Richard Holbrooke looks at Mikhail Gorbachev. Many of the selections are bold; some will appear obvious. But regardless, this special Biography is captivating viewing and a great launching pad for an evening of friendly debate. --Jenny Brown
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Excellent VHS set. I wish they would produce it on DVD because I am worried I will wear my tapes out. Very informative and interesting.
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Some of the choices on Biographiy's list do not belong. Princess Diana doesn't belong at all. She is rated #73--higher than Stalin, Peter the Great and the Beatles! I almost turned the video off, expecting Muhammad Ali or Marilyn Monroe to pop up ahead of Magellan or FDR. However, I was pleasantly surprised at the top 40 choices.
I feel the following people do not belong on this list:
Patient Zero, Eleanor Roosevelt, Diana, Harriet Tubman, Margaret Sanger, Mary Wollstonecraft. These people ... Read More
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I love Biography and the work they do. This is a great snapshot of the top 100 people in the last thousand year. While I disagree with some of the placings, Biography does back up their choices with solid reasoning. It is fun to watch.
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In true Biography form, this series is an excellent review of some of the greatest individuals from the years 1000-2000. While I did not agree with all the choices, or the order of importance that they were ranked, I still highly recommend this for viewing by young and old alike. All walks of life are equally represented by the choices of the panel--writers, politicans, scientists, philosophers, activists, inventers, etc. Interwoven between the bios of the 100 are comments from current field leaders that ... Read More
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to feeler, Jesus couldn't be listed #1: he was not on earth during the last millennium.
to stinky: get some education, and try again when you know what's what.
THIS is an outstanding film, and I use it to teach modern history, even as I disagree with much of it. It's great at boiling things down to their essences...
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