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Gregory Peck
Author
Language
English
Description
Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, (played by Gregory Peck) defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his children against prejudice. A winner of 3 Academy Awards, including Best Actor, & nominated for 9 more. An all-time Hollywood classic!
Author
Language
English
Description
The life of celebrated American writer Harry Street flashes back before his eyes as he lies dying from a wound suffered at the foot of Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro. As he is tended to by his traveling companion, Helen, he recalls many things: his first wife and Paris literary inspiration, Cynthia Green; his second wife, Countess Liz; and his formative years with Uncle Bill. Ernest Hemingway's classic tale was listed as one of the top ten films of...
Author
Language
English
Description
From Czarist Russia's Moscow Art Theatre to Hollywood's biggest film, narrator Gregory Peck joins an A-list of Hollywood stars to take us through the odyssey of two Russian born Hollywood legends: The great acting teacher Michael Chekhov and the amazing director George Shdanoff. With actors Anthony Quinn, Lloyd Bridges, Robert Stack, Jack Palance, Patricia Neal, Mala Powers and many more. We follow the lives of those who made Hollywood what it is...
Author
Language
English
Description
Barry Kohler, a young Nazi hunter, tracks down a group of former SS officers meeting in Paraguay in the late 1970s. The Nazis, led by Dr. Mengele (Gregory Peck), are planning something. Old Nazi hunter, Ezra Lieberman (Laurence Olivier in an Academy Award-nominated performance), is at first uninterested in Kohler's findings. But when he is told something of their plan, he is eager to find out more. Lieberman visits several homes in Europe and the...
Publisher
Stadium Media
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (97 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Several of the interviews in this documentary were filmed at a symposium about the career and biography of Michael Chekhov, which was held in the US in the 1990s. The participants in the symposium shared their memories about being taught by, or working with, the late, great actor, director, and drama coach, Russian-born Chekhov (1891-1955), who was the nephew of the Russian writer Anton Chekhov (1860-1904). Many film clips, plus some rare stills of...
7) Moby Dick
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Consumed by an insane rage, Captain Ahab has but one purpose in life-- revenge on the great white whale who maimed and disfigured him.
Publisher
Shout Studios
Pub. Date
1978.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (125 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Elderly Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman has made a life of seeking out the last remnants of the Third Reich. But when he investigates a lead about a mysterious plot to assassinate ninety-four seemingly unconnected men from around the world, he makes a terrifying discovery that has dire consequences for the fate of the human race. Lieberman's desperate quest to stop the unthinkable launches him on a collision course with the sinister figure behind the plot:...
9) The omen
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Collector's edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet
Language
English
Description
When their child is stillborn in Rome, on the 6th day, of the 6th month, at the 6th hour, Robert Thorne, an American diplomat, and his wife Katherine are devastated. In his despair, Thorne exchanges his dead baby for one born at the same time ... and unwittingly enters a bargain with the devil that culminates in a series of gruesome 'accidents' ... and a child destined to one day destroy the world!
Series
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Edition
Collector's edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 157 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A team of Allied military specialists are recruited for a dangerous but imperative mission: to infiltrate a Nazi-occupied fortress in Greece and disable two long-range field guns so that 2,000 trapped British soldiers may be rescued. Faced with an unforgiving sea voyage, hazardous terrain, and the possibility of a traitor among them, the team must overcome the impossible without losing their own lives.
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (156 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Based on the true story of Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, a Vatican official, who, under threat of death from the Gestapo, saved prisoners of war and others from the German forces occupying Rome during World War II.
12) Cape fear
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Fourteen years after being imprisoned, vicious psychopath Max Cady (Robert De Niro) emerges with a single-minded mission: to seek revenge on his attorney Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte).
13) The big country
Series
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (167 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A retired ship captain moves west to marry and start life over as a rancher. He finds himself between two families at war over cattle watering rights, unaccepted by the local people, and in a deteriorating relationship.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
Special edition ; Widescreen edition.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (164 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
This saga follows a family's move west through generations. Restored clarity eliminates the film's original panoramic three-panel join lines.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A journalist assigned to write a series of articles on anti-semitism decides to pose as a Jew and finds out first-hand what it is like to be the victim of intolerance.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
50th anniversary edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (130 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In a small Alabama town in the thirties, a softly-spoken lawyer Atticus Finch defends a black sharecropper against a charge of raping a white woman.
18) Roman holiday
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A princess rebels against her royal obligations and explores Rome on her own. She meets an American newspaperman who, seeking an exclusive story, pretends ignorance of her identity. But his plan falters as they fall in love.
Author
Publisher
Phoenix Books, Inc
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
The influence of the Bible on Western culture is immeasurable. From religious and ethical to philosophical and artistic traditions, the Bible touches all of our lives. It has inspired the greatest artists, writers, and musicians the world has ever seen. Its impact can be seen in the artworks of Michelangelo, the music of Bach and Handel, and the poetry of Milton and Donne, among many others. The New Testament, composed of 27 books and written by
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Series
Language
English
Description
Enjoy sixteen of the greatest programs from radio's golden age and the Hollywood celebrities that starred in them.
Nostalgia radio had incredible comedy, mystery, detective, western, sci-fi, musical, and drama shows that kept Americans glued to their radio sets. Families gathered around their living room radios to hear their favorite Hollywood stars in fully dramatized broadcasts that entertained millions. In this collection of sixteen episodes,...
