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1066 (2009) Certificate 15

1066

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Rated 2.5 stars
Average rating
(52%)
 
Starring: Mike Bailey | Francis Magee
Director: Justin Hardy
Studio: 4DVD
Run time: 148 mins
Genres: Documentary | Television
Languages: English
Released: June 01, 2009

From the writer of the excellent 'Bow Street runner' mini-series CITY OF VICE, and director of the powerful drama THE RELIEF OF BELSEN, comes the untold story of the Norman conquest. 1066 chronicles a defining chapter in British history, exploring the conflict through the eyes of the those up close to the action, on the battlefield and caught up in the fray. The lavish two-part feature-length drama stars Mike Bailey (SKINS) Francis Magee (LAYER CAKE), and Soren Byder (FOYLE'S WAR).

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58 out of 59 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 4.0 stars
Inspired

Dare2Love from , 13th June, 2009

If you thought that historical dramas were dry and boring, think again! This exceptionally well written, filmed and performed film, presented through the eyes of saxons, gives an astonishingly authentic feel to what it must have been to live through the terrible year of 1066. Whatever the rights and wrongs of the succession (we'll never really know but certainly the Norman accounts were biased) Harold was a remarkable man as were the men that he fought and died with. There are some minor historical liberties taken, but overall I would say that this should be shown in every school in the country. Utterly compelling throughout!

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12 out of 12 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 2.0 stars
Mel Gibson should have done it.

A Customer from Loughborough, 4th July, 2009

As an educational piece for schools this might be considered quite good. I would certainly have been more entertained by this than trawling through the text books and listening to a monotone teacher. On it's own I thought it was a little weak and needed a bigger budget for it to appeal to a wider audience.

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7 out of 7 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 1.0 stars
Patronising drivel

A Customer from Europe, 7th July, 2009

'A customer from London' has it exactly right, making this film poor. To make matters worse, the director's wibblings are patronising in the extreme. Don't waste your time feeding this DVD into your player. If you want an insight into 1066, Get Simon Schama's 'History of Britain' and view the episode 'Conquest'.

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2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful:

Rated 1.0 stars
Bad acting

Splunge from , 14th August, 2009

Pretty unimpressive from the start. Bad acting made me switch off 20 mins into the film

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Most recent reviews

Rated 2.0 stars
a good insight

H2660RSE from , 29th November, 2009

If you only know the bare factx about The Battle of Hastings but want to know more without trawling through mounds of books, this is the one for you. Telling the story of the three battles of that year that changed our history from a ' peasants' view, this is film is a joy to watch. I never usually watch the 'extras' part of the DVD, but seeing that this was made by Channel 4 it is well worth watching how and why it was made. Highly recommended for history buffs

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Rated 1.0 stars
1066

MOOSNAN from from BRIGG, 20th November, 2009

HATE FILM WITH SUBTITLES.SO FROM THE START DID NOT ENJOY THIS FILM.

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Rated 1.0 stars
1066

A Customer from Weymouth, 3rd November, 2009

I made a bad choice. The film was too gory for me to enjoy but it does show the violence of war. My mistake

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Rated 0.0 stars
1066

carlosfandango from , 2nd November, 2009

If you are extremely bored and have given up self harming yourself then watch 1066 it will finish you off. Pure dirge

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