| Description |
2 DVDs (approximately 250 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| Note |
Bonus disc entitled "China's Wall of Doom," produced by Film Roos, Inc., for A&E, Network, c1996. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Credits |
Co-producer, Jaqueline L. Vorhauer ; co-writer, Laurie K. Miller ; editor, Sam Morrison ; associate producer, Stephanie Rucci ; director of photography and lighting, Frank van Vught ; music, Michael Plowman. |
| Performer |
Narrated by David Shih. |
| Summary |
Credited with both unifying China and tormenting its citizenry, Qin Shi Huangdi, the "first emperor of China," is one of the most controversial leaders in the nation's history. His reign brought advances such as standardized currencies, weights, and measures, unified written and spoken language and transportation systems. In battle, too, he was centuries ahead of his time--creating assembly lines to mass-produce precision-crafted swords, arrows and other weapons. This documentary examines this ruler's complex legacy, from the brilliant military strategies that created an empire to his plans for the original Great Wall. Bonus disc, China's Wall of Doom, features the discovery of the emperor's 7,000 life-size army of terra-cotta statues and the Great Wall of China. |
| Subject |
Qin shi huang, Emperor of China, 259 B.C.-210 B.C.
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Qin shi huang, Emperor of China, 259 B.C.-210 B.C. |
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China -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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China. |
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Kings and rulers. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
China -- History -- Qin dynasty, 221-207 B.C.
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Terra-cotta sculpture, Chinese -- Qin-Han dynasties, 221 B.C.-220 A.D.
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Shaanxi Sheng (China) -- Antiquities.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Gutzeit, Andreas, screenwriter, producer, director.
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Shih, David (Actor), narrator.
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Plowman, Michael Richard, 1965- composer.
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Story House Productions.
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History Channel (Television network)
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Filmroos Inc.
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Arts and Entertainment Network.
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| Added Title |
China's wall of doom.
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| ISBN |
1422926397 |
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9781422926390 |
| Standard No. |
733961140255 |
| Music No. |
AAAE140250 |
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AAAE142950 |
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AAAE143110 |
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