Home Entertainment
January 24, 2003
Warner Home Video Reveals The Mysteries Of Ancient Egypt In An Extravaganza Of Remarkable Documentaries Available On DVD And VHS
(January 24, 2003 – Burbank, CA) – The mysteries of ancient Egypt have long captured the imaginations of people around the world. Now, on March 4, 2003, Warner Home Video (WHV) brings those mysteries to life with the stunning CGI virtual tour from the BBC, “Building The Great Pyramid,” set to broadcast on the Discovery Channel March 2; one of Fox network's highest rated 2002 summer specials, “Into The Great Pyramid” from National Geographic; the National Geographic exclusive, “Egypt Eternal: Quest For Lost Tombs;” the ground-breaking “Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire” from PBS and an array of catalog titles from National Geographic.
Interest in Egypt is at an all-time high with the theatrical and home video successes of “The Mummy,” “The Mummy Returns” and “The Scorpion King.” In addition, “The Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt,” an unprecedented exhibition of antiquities illustrating the ancient Egyptian concept of the afterlife is traveling to museums in the United States through 2007 and is currently at Boston’s Museum of Science through March 2003. To meet this heightened interest, WHV is releasing “Building The Great Pyramid” (VHS $9.95 SRP, DVD $14.98 SRP); “Into The Great Pyramid” (VHS $19.98 SRP, DVD $24.98 SRP); “Egypt Eternal: Quest For Lost Tombs” (VHS $14.95 SRP, DVD $19.98 SRP) and “Empires: Egypt's Golden Empire” (Double VHS $24.98 SRP, DVD $24.98 SRP).
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With operations in 78 international territories - more than the video division of any other studio - Warner Home Video commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. WHV’s film library is the largest of any studio, offering top-quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment Company, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment.# # #