DVD release of mini-series originally broadcast on television in 2010. Special features: gehind-the-scenes look at sets, visual effects and storytelling that created "The Pillars of the Earth." Based on the book by Ken Follett. Starring Rufus Sewell, Eddie Redmayne, Hayley Atwell, Ian McShane, Matthew MacFadyen, Donald Sutherland, Sarah Parish, Tony Curran, Alsion Pill.
Contents:
DISC 1. Episode 1; Anarchy -- Episode 2: Master builder. DISC 2. Episode 3: Redemption -- Episode 4: Battlefield -- Episode 5: Legacy. DISC 3. Episode 6: Witchcraft -- Episode 7: New Beginnings -- Episode 8: The work of angels.
Summary:
In the town of Kingsbridge during the middle of the twelfth century, the lives of those who are working to build the most amazing Gothic cathedral in the world become entwined through their ambitions, loves, and tribulations. At once, this is a sensuous and enduring love story and an epic that shines with the fierce spirit of a passionate age.
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