The second volume of The Adventure of Young
The new historical companion films are original works from the Lucasfilm documentary unit, headed by CBS News veteran David Schneider. They feature insights from scholars, historians and luminaries from a wide range of disciplines, bringing remarkable and fresh insight into The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones. Across the three volumes, over 90 documentaries include interviews with General Colin Powell, Henry Kissinger, Gloria Steinem, Martin Scorsese, Barbara Boxer, James Earl Jones, Hal David and Deepak Chopra, along with some of the nation's pre-eminent academics.
The feature-length episodes in this second volume star Sean Patrick Flanery (Boondock Saints, "The Dead Zone") in the role of Indy as he poses as a Belgian named "Henri Defense" and witnesses World War I firsthand. Indy serves as a corporal in the hellish trenches of the Somme before transferring to French Intelligence, carrying out spy missions throughout Europe. The extraordinary cast of guest stars featured in this volume includes Christopher Lee, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Daniel Craig. During its network-television run, critics described the series as intelligent, daring, well written, irreverent, and unprecedented in scope and production values.
The Young Indiana Jones films also feature the work of some of the industry's biggest names in directing and writing. Directors include Bille August (Les Miserables), Mike Newell (Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire), David Hare (Strapless, screenplays for The Hours and Damage), Terry Jones (Monty Python and the Holy Grailand The Life of Brian), Deepa Mehta (Water), Joe Johnston (The Rocketeer, Jurassic Park III), Nicholas Roeg (The Man Who Fell To Earth, Don't Look Now), and Michael Schultz (Car Wash, TV's Everwood). Writers include Rosemary Anne Sisson (Upstairs, Downstairs), Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption) and Jonathan Hensleigh (Die Hard with a Vengeance).
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones Volume Two, debuts on Dec. 18, with Volume Three scheduled for release in Spring 2008. The complete three-volume collection will contain 22 feature-length movies and 94 documentaries, interactive games developed by River Deep, an interactive timeline produced by Terra Incognita Productions and an historical overview by noted author and University of Texas history professor H.W. Brands. This nine-disc set is presented in full screen with Dolby Digital English Stereo and English subtitles. The DVD is Not Rated in the U.S. and rated PG in Canada.
