Braveheart (Sapphire Series) (Blu-ray) (1995)
Braveheart
Braveheart (Sapphire Series) (Blu-ray) (1995) – Mel Gibson’s Oscar-winning 1995 Braveheart is an impassioned epic about William Wallace, the 13th-century Scottish leader of a popular revolt against England’s tyrannical Edward I (Patrick McGoohan). Gibson cannily plays Wallace as a man trying to stay out of history’s way until events force his hand, an attribute that instantly resonates with several of the actor’s best-known roles, especially Mad Max. The subsequent camaraderie and courage Wallace shares in the field with fellow warriors is pure enough and inspiring enough to bring envy to a viewer, and even as things go wrong for Wallace in the second half, the film does not easily cave in to a somber tone. One of the most impressive elements is the originality with which Gibson films battle scenes, featuring hundreds of extras wielding medieval weapons. After Eisenstein’s Alexander Nevsky, Orson Welles’s Chimes at Midnight, and even Kenneth Branagh’s Henry V, you might think there is little new that could be done in creating scenes of ancient combat; yet Gibson does it. –Tom Keogh
Braveheart (Sapphire Series) (Blu-ray) (1995) – Winner of five Academy Awards® including Best Picture, the exhilarating epic Braveheart is one of the most anticipated films on Blu-ray and continues to be beloved by fans and critics alike. The film will be presented in 1080p High Definition with English 5.1 Dolby TrueHD, French 5.1 Dolby Digital and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital and English, English SDH, French and Spanish subtitles.
Braveheart (Sapphire Series) (Blu-ray) (1995)
Actors: Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan, Catherine McCormack
Directors: Mel Gibson
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English, French, Spanish
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number of discs: 2
Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Paramount
DVD Release Date: September 1, 2009
Run Time: 177 minutes
