500 Nations (1995)★ 8.5/10
- History
Directed by: Jack Leustig
Written by: Roberta Grossman, Jack Leustig, Lee Miller, W.T. Morgan, John Pohl
An exploration of the various Native American nations and their fall to the European conquerors.
- Original title
- 500 Nations
- Storyline
- 500 Nations is an eight part documentary which explores the history of the indigenous peoples of North and Central America, from pre-Colombian times, through the period of European contact and colonization, to the end of the 19th century and the subjugation of the Plains Indians of North America. 500 Nations relies on historical texts, eyewitnesses accounts, pictorial sources and computer graphic reconstructions to explore the magnificent civilizations which flourished prior to contact with Western civilization, and to tell the dramatic and tragic story of the Native American nations' desperate attempts to retain their way of life against overwhelming odds.
- Rating
- 8.5 / 10 · 592
- Companies
- Santa Barbara Studios, Tig Productions, Koch Media, Warner Home Video, Yleisradio (YLE)
- Release dates
- US April 20, 1995
- DE July 2, 1997