Constantine's sword

DVD

Constantine's sword [videorecording] / Metropole Film Board Inc., in association with Prologue Productions LLC, present[s] ; a Storyville Films production ; directed by Oren Jacoby ; written by James Carroll and Oren Jacoby ; produced by Oren Jacoby ... [et al.].

Jacoby, Oren. (Added Author). Carroll, James, 1943- (Added Author). Schreiber, Liev. (Added Author). Bosco, Philip. (Added Author). Richardson, Natasha. (Added Author). Wallach, Eli, 1915-2014 (Added Author). Richman, Bob. (Added Author). Hirson, Kate. (Added Author). Goodman, Joel (Joel Scott) (Added Author). Metropole Film Board. (Added Author). Prologue Productions. (Added Author). Storyville Films. (Added Author).

Summary:

Author and ex-Catholic priest James Carroll "confront[s] persecution and violence in the name of God - today and in the Church's past. He discovers a terrible legacy that reverberates across the centuries: from the Emperor Constantine's vision of the cross as a sword and symbol of power, to the rise of genocidal antisemitism, to modern-day wars sparked by religious extremism"--Container.

Uses Carroll's earlier book of the same title (c2001) as a departure point. The book discusses relations exclusively between the Catholic Church and the Jews, arguing that the Church has been antisemitic from the moment of its founding. The film incorporates much of that research, but expands the scope to discuss religious intolerance by all Christian denominations of all non-Christian denominations. The film also discusses modern political and social issues pertaining to religion, including intolerance towards Muslims, the influence of the evangelical movement, and separation of church and state.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 study guide (10 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.)
Publisher: [New York, N.Y.] : First Run Features, [2008]

Content descriptions

General Note:: Based on the book: Constantine's sword / by James Carroll.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006.

Special features: introduction by Gabriel Byrne (1 min.); extended scene with Elaine Pagels (10 min.); outtake with Konstanty Gebert (7 min.); director's notes (6 p.); biographies of Carroll (5 p.) & Jacoby (3 p.); "About the book" (4 p.).

Study guide includes an education outreach plan & discussion questions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:: Director of photography, Bob Richman ; edited by Kate Hirson ; music by Joel Goodman.
Participant or Performer Note:: Voices: Liev Schreiber, Phillip Bosco, Natasha Richardson, Eli Wallach.
System Details Note:: DVD, NTSC; widescreen format.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:: "Educational Version gives you the righ to show the film in the classroom setting, and to non-paying audiences of up to 100 people"--Email from Storyville Films.