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Edge of the world / Samuel Goldwyn Films presents ; a Margate House Films ; in association with 852 Films and Sarawak Tourism Board ; produced by Rob Allyn, Josie Ho, Conroy Chan ; written by Rob Allyn ; directed by Michael Haussman.. [videorecording]

Contributor(s): Publisher number: 2021021890 | Samuel Godwyn FilmsPublisher: Culver City, CA : Samuel Goldwyn Films, 2021Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 104 min.) : sound, color ; 12 cmSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 791.4372 23
LOC classification:
  • PN1997.2 .E34 2021
Production credits:
  • Directed by Michael Haussman.
Cast: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Josie Ho, Dominic Monaghan, Ralph Ineson.Summary: The epic true story of Sir James Brooke, the British adventurer who became King of Sarawak in the 1840's and embarked on a lifelong crusade to end piracy and head-hunting - only to face charges of murder and piracy himself. In 1839, Brooke flees Victorian England to explore Borneo. After a pirate attack, Brooke allies with rival princes to seize a rebel fort. To save prisoners from beheading, Brooke agrees to be crowned Rajah. James begs the Royal Navy for a steamship to fight pirates, but the British want his kingdom as a colony. Makota's pirates massacre Brooke's capital, leaving James half-dead. To save his people, he must shed Englishness and embrace the jungle: "All of it, the beauty and the blood."
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Directed by Michael Haussman.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Josie Ho, Dominic Monaghan, Ralph Ineson.

The epic true story of Sir James Brooke, the British adventurer who became King of Sarawak in the 1840's and embarked on a lifelong crusade to end piracy and head-hunting - only to face charges of murder and piracy himself. In 1839, Brooke flees Victorian England to explore Borneo. After a pirate attack, Brooke allies with rival princes to seize a rebel fort. To save prisoners from beheading, Brooke agrees to be crowned Rajah. James begs the Royal Navy for a steamship to fight pirates, but the British want his kingdom as a colony. Makota's pirates massacre Brooke's capital, leaving James half-dead. To save his people, he must shed Englishness and embrace the jungle: "All of it, the beauty and the blood."

Not rated.

DVD, region 1, NTSC, anamorphic wide screen (2.39:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, DVS Dolby Digital 2.0 ; described video.

In English.

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