- For four thousand years men have marvelled at the Great Pyramid of Giza and asked two questions: how was it built and why? To answer those questions we will travel back in time. By combining the latest archaeological research with the most up-to-date visual technology we can for the first time see the Pyramid through the eyes of the men who built it.Running Time: 110 min. Format: DVD MOVIE Ge
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For four thousand years men have marvelled at the Great Pyramid of Giza and asked two questions: how was it built and why? To answer those questions we will travel back in time. By combining the latest archaeological research with the most up-to-date visual technology we can for the first time see the Pyramid through the eyes of the men who built it. Amazon.com
Not quite documentary, not quite drama, this reenactment of a fictional conscript’s life building the Great Pyramid of Giza is best described as docudrama. Omar Sharif voices the thoughts of the aged Nakht remembering the moment Egyptian soldiers drafted him into the king’s service. The 57-minute film re-creates the boat trip up the Nile and his ascent through the ranks, from delivering water to helping haul 2.5-ton blocks up ramps for the king’s tomb. Interspersed are narrator Michael Pennington’s historical assertions, along with contrasting footage of what the pyramid looks like today. Penningt… More >>
June 7th, 2010 at 5:43 pm
People, do your Self a favor and spend your money on something else. The decision to buy a “product” like this one strangely enables the producers and the companies who finance such things TO MAKE MORE OF THEM. Who needs that?
Why support the claims and “findings” of a bunch of people who are simply out to make a buck by selling you their version of “the truth behind the mystery”?
Make no mistake, this production is pure fantasy. It doesn’t even have value as ENTERTAINMENT FILLER. The best thing that we can all hope for is that once the intitial batch has been run, that the option to produce more of them will not be excercised at the pressing plant.
Rating: 1 / 5
June 7th, 2010 at 6:35 pm
This documentary prepared by BBC is trying to give an explanation to how the great pyramid was built, and for what purpose.
I know that the ancient Egytians never documented how they built the pyramids, so I wonder how did BBC find out!
This film illustrates the amount of effort and the time it could take to build such pyramids, and all that to eventually place a dead body inside?!
Even if the purpose as per this documentary was to send the kings spirit to heavens by building the pyramid very accurately under one of the 3 stars of the belt of orion, why build a very large pyramid for that? Wouldn’t building a smaller pyramid serve the same purpose, and it will consume less time and energy. Wouldn’t be better to focus the energy on building a powerful army to protect the dynasty?
The question of how the pyramids were built is unanswered yet? Moreover, it is still not certain that it was built by the Egyptians! They would have documented it on their walls if they did. The idea that creatures from outer space could have been involved in building the pyramid is also valid, having in mind how the pyramids were accurately placed under the belt of orion. What about the pyramids in the Aztec region? These were not built by the Egyptians were they? If they weren’t build by the same humans who built the pyramids in Giza, could they have been built by the same creatures that built them?!
If these pyramids were built to bury the kings of Egypt, why didn’t we see a series of pyramids built for all the kings that followed?
Too many questions, that unfortunately this documentary couldn’t answer.
Rating: 3 / 5
June 7th, 2010 at 9:14 pm
This pseudo-documentary movie – with fictional characters – dramatizes a theory of building the Great Cheops (Khufu) Pyramid and life in ancient Pharaonic Egypt at that time, and does it on such a level that even those with the least developed imagination will understand.
Rating: 1 / 5
June 7th, 2010 at 9:50 pm
I was really disappointed in this fictional presentation about the construction of the pyramids. There was very little factual information at all, rather a sociological posturing that those who built them actually anticipated providing their contribution to the project. When they stated that “no slaves were used to construct the pyramids” I think that the meaning of the word slave has been substantially redefined from what it really means. Some workers were skilled and probably paid. Others were prisoners of war who were forced to do labor work here. The volume of people required is so great we cannot really imagine how many were required. There was very little content about the mechanics of construction, which is what I was expecting from the title of the DVD. I would save my money and buy something else.
Rating: 1 / 5
June 7th, 2010 at 11:06 pm
A treat to watch with the visual effects that make you feel part of the action. This is the story everyone should see that offers to explain how a civilization can marshall its resources to build an enormous structure. You go inside the levels of workers that labored for decades on the Great Pyramid and discover that very few were slaves. The fact is the Great Pyramid was the work of inventive Egyptian engineers and thousands of conscripts who made possible pharaoh Khufu’s final resting place. This video’s debunks many myths that have surrounded the building of the pyramids. It is a must see for families of all ages.
Rating: 5 / 5