1900 - DVD

1900 is an epic film of massive scope, power and controversy. It is both a vast history of the 20th Century Italy and an intimate portrait of two friends, both born on January 1, 1900 the son the socialist peasant farmer (Gerard Depardieu) and the son of the fascist landowner (Robert de Niro). The two young men pass through the upheavals of the modern world, as their personal conflicts become an allegory of the political turmoil of twentieth century Italy. 1900 features and award-winning international cast that includes Burt Lancaster, Donald Sutherland, Sterling Hayden, Dominique Sanda, Alida Valli and Stefania Sandrelli. Photographed by legendary cinematographer, Vittorio Storaro (Apocalypse Now) with a beautiful and haunting score by Ennio Morricone (THE MISSION). Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci (THE LAST EMPEROR). Presented in it's original two-part, five-hour version, this magnificent 3-disc edition also features BERNARDO BERTOLUCCI Reflections on Cinema, a 2002 documentary spanning the career of the master director.