SYNOPSIS: 1900 is an epic film of massive scope, power and controversy.  It is both a vast history of 20^th century Italy and an intimate portrait of two families.  It is also the story of the conflicts between two boys, both born on January 1, 1900.  A peasant and a landowner pass through the upheavals of the modern world, and their personal conflicts become an allegory of the political turmoil of Italy.  An astonishing international cast gives a magnificent ensemble performance as the people whose lives affect, and are affected by, the rise of Fascism and Socialism.

EDITORIAL REVIEW: Get it while you can!  This violently and sexually graphic version of 1900 features pretty much all the scenes that were edited out of the original release.  They include (among many, many others): the head butting and subsequent death of a kitten, two boys comparing their erections, hand jobs given to Robert De Niro and Gerard Depardieu (and the full intercourse scenes) and we can't forget the gutting of a live pig and the murder of a boy after he was raped!  The the US gave this version the dreaded NC-17 rating (one below an X rating), and in other countries this movie wasn't even submitted for a rating.  What does all this mean to you and this website?  Perfect fit!  This DVD has exceptional picture quality (the darker scenes aren't as dark now) and remastered Dolby Digital sound.

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* This DVD will play in North America only.  This DVD should play in most players outside of North America as well, but it's not guaranteed. This DVD will play in any computer DVD-Rom.  This is NOT a DVD-R.

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STARRING: Robert De Niro, Gerard Depardieu, Dominique Sanda, Roberto Maccanti (Olmo as a child), Paolo Pavesi (Alfredo as a child).
AVAILABILITY: In stock! Ships within one business day.
LENGTH: 315 minutes (5 hours 15 minutes).
LANGUAGE: Italian, English, English dubbed, French, all WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES.
SPECIAL FEATURES: 1.85:1 (16:9 Widescreen); 5.1 Dolby Digital stereo; 2 discs; Chapter selection; Commentary; Behind the scenes and making of documentaries; Uncut.
VIEWER DISCRETION: Frequent nudity and sexual situations and scenes that may offend; graphic violence; coarse language.
PICTURE QUALITY: Excellent picture quality. (what's this mean?)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy, USA (1976).
ALSO KNOWN AS: Novecento, 1900 - Gewalt, Macht, Leidenschaft (West Germany) (first part title) / 1900 - Kampf, Liebe, Hoffnung (West Germany) (second part title) / Nineteen Hundred (USA) (alternative spelling).
DATE ADDED TO OUR LIBRARY:  November, 2006.
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