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Braveheart

Paramount / Year: 1995

DVD Widescreen 2-disc Coll. Edit More Info 2-disc Collector's Edition Close Caption: Yes Region Code: 1 UPC: 097361313948 Catalog #: DL1670856 Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 2.0, Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0, English subtitles, French subtitles, Spanish subtitles	Usually ships in 5-10 days	$13.49 (10% off) List Price: $14.99
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Synopsis

In an emotionally charged performance, Gibson is William Wallace, a bold Scotsman who uses the steel of his sword and the fire of his intellect to rally his countrymen to liberation from the English occupation of Scotland. Mel Gibson's richly detailed, Academy Award®-winning saga of fierce combat, tender love and the will to risk it all for freedom, is now a digitally remastered, two-disc Special Collector's Edition DVD bursting with dynamic new special features.

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Winner of 5 Oscars
You may not remember that this was not a big hit in theaters, but became a phenomenon on home video
We should know... it was impossible to keep on the shelves back in '96

Review

Gibson's second feature film as director is an accomplished, realistically staged historical epic about 13th-century Scottish patriot and freedom fighter William Wallace. Written by Randall Wallace, reportedly a descendant of the hero himself, it shows us William's youth, courtship of his wife, his reluctant entry into "the Troubles" with the English King Edward the Longshanks (McGoohan), and his eventual embrace of the military leadership of his country. Three hours in length, Braveheart is remarkably never dull - a credit to Gibson's direction since the script must juggle several story lines.

The most amazing thing about the film, however, is its savagely authentic battle scenes, two of which are of an epic scale not seen in film since Spartacus. But Wallace's psychological transition from revenge to revolution and his courage in the face of death lift the film above the limitations of an action/adventure movie.

Favorite Line

"Lower your flags and march straight back to England, stopping at every home you pass by to beg forgiveness for a hundred years of theft, rape, and murder. Do that and your men shall live. Do it not, and every one of you will die today." — Mel Gibson as William Wallace

Product Format Information

DVD Widescreen: $13.49 (2-disc Collector's Edition)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 097361313948
Catalog #: DL1670856

Studio : Paramount

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 , French Dolby Digital 2.0 , Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 , English Subtitles , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 2.35
Extras: Trailers
Features:
Photo gallery
Chapter selection
Bonus footage: "History Channel" Pieces
Interview(s): with the Cast of Braveheart
Featurette: "A Writer's Journey"
Featurette: "Tales of William Wallace"
Audio commentary: Director Mel Gibson

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Blu-ray : $35.99

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Region Code: 1
UPC: 097361396743
Catalog #: DB1670857

Studio : Paramount

Languages: English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (Primary) , English Subtitles , English SDH Subtitles , French Subtitles , Portuguese Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles