迈克尔．柯杨尼斯导演的经典作，故事背景是希腊的克里特岛偏僻的乡下地方，年轻的英国作家艾伦．贝斯已很久没有执笔为文，当他碰到深具智慧的希腊老农民安东尼．奎因，看见他自由自在地全心投入生活之后，决意重新开发祖先留下来的文化宝藏。全片制作精致并富娱乐性，安东尼昆的演出更是神彩飞扬，将两个不同阶层和个性的男人之间的友情拍得十分动人。曾获奥斯卡黑白摄影等三项金像奖，后来并改编成百老汇舞台剧。

They were an extraordinary people born of white rock and blue sea. They invented democracy, distilled logic and reason, wrote plays to plumb the deepest recesses of the soul, and captured the perfection of the human form in athletics and art. Quite simply, the Greeks created our world. 　　Today, of course, Greece conjures very different images: civic unrest, financial meltdowns, long ATM lines. But as its ancient history attests, strife and discord are often incubators for greatness. From their beginnings as hunter-gatherers in harsh, unforgiving landscapes; to surviving the worst collapse in human history; to facing off against the greatest empire the world had ever known, the Greeks would have to overcome incredible odds to pave the way for the modern West. 　　In National Geographic’s landmark event series The Greeks, historians and archaeologists, actors and athletes, scientists and artists launch a groundbreaking exploration into the ancient Greeks’ journey — not just to better understand their past, but to discover how their legacy illuminates our present, and will shape our future. The story of the Greeks is the story of us.

They were an extraordinary people born of white rock and blue sea. They invented democracy, distilled logic and reason, wrote plays to plumb the deepest recesses of the soul, and captured the perfection of the human form in athletics and art. Quite simply, the Greeks created our world. 　　Today, of course, Greece conjures very different images: civic unrest, financial meltdowns, long ATM lines. But as its ancient history attests, strife and discord are often incubators for greatness. From their beginnings as hunter-gatherers in harsh, unforgiving landscapes; to surviving the worst collapse in human history; to facing off against the greatest empire the world had ever known, the Greeks would have to overcome incredible odds to pave the way for the modern West. 　　In National Geographic’s landmark event series The Greeks, historians and archaeologists, actors and athletes, scientists and artists launch a groundbreaking exploration into the ancient Greeks’ journey — not just to better understand their past, but to discover how their legacy illuminates our present, and will shape our future. The story of the Greeks is the story of us.

Classicist Dr Michael Scott, explores the legacies of the Ancient Greeks, what they have given us today, and asks why these legacies have lasted through time. 　　Democracy, art, architecture, philosophy, science, sport, theatre - all can be traced back to ancient Greece. Travelling across the ancient Greek world, from Athens to Olympia, Macedon, Turkey and Sicily, Michael discovers why the ancient Greeks were so successful, why their culture and way of life spread across continents and through time and why they still have such a powerful hold over our imaginations today.

Classicist Dr Michael Scott, explores the legacies of the Ancient Greeks, what they have given us today, and asks why these legacies have lasted through time. 　　Democracy, art, architecture, philosophy, science, sport, theatre - all can be traced back to ancient Greece. Travelling across the ancient Greek world, from Athens to Olympia, Macedon, Turkey and Sicily, Michael discovers why the ancient Greeks were so successful, why their culture and way of life spread across continents and through time and why they still have such a powerful hold over our imaginations today.

维京人（参见纪录片《维京史话》）到底是怎么样的？罗马人（参见纪录片《古罗马：世界史上的第一个超级大国》）的成就是什么？而古希腊人（参见纪录片《揭密古希腊人》）出众的成就是否仍然存活在当今社会之中？这一系列纪录片质询并揭开关于这些古老文明的陈词滥调。民主，科学，剧院，道路，法律，奥运会，征服海洋，以及开启全球化时代，这些都是现代社会的核心组成部分；然而它们都是从古希腊人、古罗马人、和维京人建立的文明中继承而来。

维京人（参见纪录片《维京史话》）到底是怎么样的？罗马人（参见纪录片《古罗马：世界史上的第一个超级大国》）的成就是什么？而古希腊人（参见纪录片《揭密古希腊人》）出众的成就是否仍然存活在当今社会之中？这一系列纪录片质询并揭开关于这些古老文明的陈词滥调。民主，科学，剧院，道路，法律，奥运会，征服海洋，以及开启全球化时代，这些都是现代社会的核心组成部分；然而它们都是从古希腊人、古罗马人、和维京人建立的文明中继承而来。

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关于巴宾的出生，有一个预言，那一天阴风怒号，浊浪排空。杂货铺老板夫妇在一起谈论着这几天的怪天气和古老的魔咒，正在此时，巫婆临盆了，在一番痛苦的挣扎与惨厉的号角声中，巴宾呱呱坠地。然而，他患有智障残疾的事实，却让这个家庭分崩离析。而且，镇上发生了奇怪的事情：杂货铺老板在培育萤火虫时引发教堂火灾，而神甫就在里面，结果那里成了一片废墟。当时巴宾在教堂边观望着冰凌，急切渴盼神往沉醉如同往常。发现起火他就拉钟。村里来了新的牧师。蛮横而且非常大意，是一个昏庸的制裁者。一次错怪了巴宾，就公报私仇指罪巴宾是纵火者。在他的恐吓和屈辱下，逼供在全村人面前说自己是纵火者。把巴宾送到绞首台。可是奇迹发生了……