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Two men, one of the sword and one of the cloth, join together and risk everything against the colonial forces of the two empires of Spain and Portugal in order to save the lives of an endangered Indian tribe in mid-18th Century South America.

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Audio commentary by Joffe; bonus documentary 'Omnibus' on the Waunana Indians who portrayed the film's Guarani tribespeople;

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Article - "Screening the Island : British Cinema" by Liam Lowry
Thursday 4th December 2003

In 1933, Alexander Korda’s gleefully saucy, The Private Life of Henry VIII made a huge international impact. Starring the sublime Charles Laughton, and launching the career of Merle Oberon, it announced the arrival of a cinema uniquely different from European ...  View article in full

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