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Michael Palin Hemingway Adventure and Great Railway Journeys

2 DVD Set

HEMINGWAY ADVENTURE:
Depressive, disaster-prone, alcoholic and much married, Hemingway is viewed through the various locations he visited and wrote about in his novels. Comparing modern-day locations with rare archive footage featuring Hemingway, Palin follows him through Cuba, Spain, Kenya and many other places. Palin's brand of light-hearted curiosity is very much in evidence as he looks at the novelist's obsession with the bullfight, passion for reckless driving, and, of course, his literature.

GREAT RAILWAY JOURNEYS:
Michael Palin's first filmed travel adventure in 1980 was part of the BBC series Great Railway Journeys. In it he traveled the length of Britain by train covering 785 miles. In 1994, Palin filmed a second railway journey for the series which took him from Londonderry to the western tip of Ireland. He travels his 'family line' as he attempts to trace his great grandmother who left Ireland for the USA over 150 years ago.

ASPECT RATIO 16:9 Enhanced & 4:3
MAIN SOUNDTRACK Stereo & Mono
DISC FORMAT 1 x DVD9, 1 x DVD5
FEATURE LENGTH 306 mins approx
© 2008 BBC Worldwide Ltd. Program © 1980.1994, 1999 British Broadcasting Corporation. Distributed by BBC REGION 1 Color NTSC

SUBTITLES English for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired Limited. BBC and the BBC logos are trademarks of the British Broadcasting Corporation and are used under license. BBC logo © BBC 1996. All Rights Reserved.

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Length (mins):306
Producer:Misc Producers
Aspect Ratio: Double Sided Wide & Full Screen
UPC:883929025428
Disc Type:DVD
Region Code:1 US & Canada NTSC
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Added 2008-10-28 00:02:27 by samtheman

Let me just start by saying I'm a huge Michael Palin fan. Not because of Monty Python. In fact I never really cared for that series. Michael has got a great knack for going to other countries and really diving right into their cultures. He's very respectful but at the same time whimsical and interesting. I just find it very relaxing watching any of his travel series. And he's a big railfan like we are, so that's definitely a major plus.

Additional remarks by samtheman:
Narration: Just enough.
Would kids enjoy this? Maybe.
Image quality: Excellent!
DVD Value: Good Value
Recommend to others? Definitely.

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