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Christianity: The First Two Thousand Years

2002 · 1 season

A stately, narrated sweep through history that feels like an illustrated lecture: informative and solemn, occasionally stirring, rarely urgent.

Genres
Documentary
Starring
Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Gloria Foster
Overview
A two-series set produced by the A&E network which explores the history of Christianity and its impact on the world from the year 0 to 2000.

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Genres
Documentary
Starring
Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Gloria Foster
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • faith
  • power
  • identity
  • politics
  • trauma
Places
None
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary
Starring
Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Gloria Foster, Dorian Harewood
Length
1 seasons, 2 episodes, 366 min each
Languages
English

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