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Box set containing three epic adventure movies. In 'The Last Samurai' (2003), the Japanese monarchy has decided to replace the hired samurai warriors, who have been relied upon for centuries for defending the nation, with a more contemporary military. A U.S. Civil War veteran (Tom Cruise) is hired by the Emperor to train a group of Japanese conscripts to replace the samurai warriors. But when he is captured by the samurai, he comes to respect them and finds himself torn over who he should be fighting for. 'Troy' (2004) stars Brad Pitt as the muscle-bound Achilles. Set in 1193 BC, the film is based on Homer's sprawling epic poem 'The Iliad'. It tells the story of Paris, Prince of Troy (Orlando Bloom), who falls in love with the wife of King Menelaus of Sparta (Brendan Gleeson), the beautiful Helen (Diane Kruger). He persuades her to leave her husband and go back with him to Troy, sparking a war between the Mycenaeans, led by Menelaus's brother Agamemnon (Brian Cox), and the armies of Troy, led by Prince Hector (Eric Bana). The City of Troy, governed by King Priam (Peter O'Toole) has never before succumbed to seige or battle, but Agamemnon and the Mycenae Greeks have a formidable ally: the great and seemingly indomitable Achilles. Political intrigue, passionate love trysts and one-on-one fight sequences take place against a background of sweeping battle scenes as the armies of ancient Greece and the city of Troy engage in their epic and bloody war. Finally, 'Alexander (Director's Cut)' (2004), is based on the true story of one of history's most luminous and influential leaders, Alexander the Great. Alexander (Colin Farrell) was a man who had conquered 90% of the known world by the age of 27. He led his virtually invincible Greek and Macedonian armies through 22,000 miles of sieges and conquests in just eight years, and by the time of his death at the age of 32 had forged an empire unlike any the world had ever seen. The film chronicles Alexander's path to becoming a living legend, from a youth fueled by dreams of myth, glory and adventure to his lonely death as a ruler of a vast Empire.

Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play  The Last Samurai Decorated Civil War veteran Nathan Algren (Cruise) is sent to Japan to train and lead the Emperor&39;s troops in modern Western gunpowder intensive warfare to eliminate the country&39;s remaining rebelling samurai Captured and imprisoned by the outlawed warriors Algren is slowly swayed by their strict adherence to the honourable code of Bushido and when the Emperor&39;s forces mass once again Algren offers to join his former captors in an effort to preserve their way of life Alexander The Director&39;s Cut Oliver Stone&39;s Alexander is based on the true story of one of history&39;s most luminous and influential leaders Alexander the Great (Colin Farrell) - a man who had conquered 90 of the known world by the age of 27 Alexander led his virtually invincible Greek and Macedonian armies through 22000 miles of sieges and conquests in just eight years and by the time of his death at the age of 32 had forged an empire unlike any the world had ever seen The film chronicles Alexander&39;s path to becoming a living legend from a youth fueled by dreams of myth glory and adventure to his lonely death as a ruler of a vast Empire Alexander is the incredible story of a life that united the known world and proved if nothing else fortune favours the bold This release of Oliver Stone&39;s Alexander features his director&39;s cut (167 mins); which re-imagines and re-shapes the original theatrical film with virtually hundreds of edits and re-configurations of sequences Troy In 1193BC the dandy Trojan prince Paris (Bloom) irresponsibly spirits away the unhappy wife of Menelaus (Gleeson) the Spartan king Demanding the return of Helen the Greeks launch a thousand ships and lay siege to Troy Under the command of Agamemnon (Cox) revered warrior Achilles (Pitt) leads the Greek forces against the Trojan defenders commanded by Hector (Bana) who carries the fate of his nation on his shoulders Actors Tom Cruise Tony Goldwyn Ken Watanabe William Atherton Billy Connolly Shichinosuke Nakamura Hiroyuki Sanada Colin Farrell Val Kilmer Anthony Hopkins Angelina Jolie Brad Pitt Orlando Bloom Eric Bana Diane Kruger & Brian Cox Director Edward Zwick Oliver Stone & Wolfgang Petersen Certificate 15 years and over Year 2003 ; 2004 ; 2004 Languages English