A&E Literary Classics II - The Romance Collection (DVD)

Nine literary classics are brought to the screen in this collection.

HORATIO HORNBLOWER - VOL. 1: THE DUEL: The first of a four-part series, THE DUEL tells the story of Horatio Hornblower as he reports for duty aboard the battleship Justinian in 1793.

HORATIO HORNBLOWER - VOL. 2: THE FIRE SHIPS: The second of a four-part series, THE FIRE SHIPS relates the story of Horatio Hornblower and his crewmates aboard a warship named the Indefatigable.

VANITY FAIR: William Makepeace Thackeray`s classic satirical novel is brought to the screen once again in this faithful and lengthy adaptation. Becky Sharp is a beautiful, clever, but poor girl determined to earn a higher place in society at any cost. Set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, the story recounts Becky`s adventures as, on her climb upward, she manipulates the various characters from London ballrooms to the battlefields of Waterloo.

THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF NICHOLAS NICKLEBY: London`s Royal Shakespeare Company performs this nine-hour marathon version of Charles Dickens`s classic tale.

THE FLAME TREES OF THIKA: This is an excellent television mini-series based on Elspeth Huxley`s much-loved memoir of her upbringing in East Africa, where her family established a farm on the rugged land in 1913.

THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE: Ciaran Hinds (PERSUASION, CIRCLE OF FRIENDS) stars as the tormented Michael Henchard in this A&E movie adaptation of Thomas Hardy`s classic novel THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE.

CATHERINE THE GREAT: Catherine Zeta-Jones (MASK OF ZORRO, TRAFFIC) portrays the legendary Russian empress in this made-for-TV epic. The film is helmed by the great TV-movie director Marvin Chomsky, who earlier made HOLOCAUST, ROOTS, and VICTORY AT ENTEBBE, among others.

TESS OF THE D`URBERVILLES: Made for the Arts & Entertainment network, this TV production is based on Thomas Hardy`s classic novel of the same name.

THE GREAT GATSBY: Superb dialogue and the u Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.

Actor(s): Mira Sorvino|Ioan Gruffudd