Hell on Wheels - Season 1 (Blu-ray) (2011)
Strong violence and themes
| Actors: | Anson Mount, Colm Meaney, Common, Dominique Mcelligott, Tom Noonan, Eddie Spears, Ben Esler, Phil Burke |
Hell on Wheels tells the epic story of post-Civil War America, focusing on a Confederate soldier who sets out to exact revenge on the Union soldiers who have killed his wife. His journey takes him west to Hell on Wheels, a dangerous, lawless melting pot of a town that travels with and services the construction of the first transcontinental railroad - an engineering feat unprecedented for its time. The series documents the railroad's engineering and construction as well as institutionalised greed and corruption, the immigrant experience and the plight of newly emancipated African-Americans during Reconstruction. Hell on Wheels chronicles this potent turning point in North America's history and how uncivilised the business of civilisation can be.
| Status: | Normal |
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| Run time: | 468mins |
| Origin: | UNITED STATES |
| Aspect Ratio: | 16:9 |
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What an absolutely marvelous series. I can not praise it highly enough. Made by the people who brought us "Walking dead", this is a magnificently acted, scripted and cast series. From the first frame I could not take my eyes of it. There is some harsh violence but very little swearing and it is all so beautifully filmed. See it now, if you can stomach some harsh realities.