Yul Brynner
1) Futureworld
Author
Language
English
Description
In this sequel to "Westworld," two reporters are invited to Futureworld, a 'Disneyesque' resort for adults, to see what changes have been made since the early model robots went haywire and killed some guests. Once there, they discover a grandiose scheme to replace the leaders of the world's most powerful nations with robot clones.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
Fiftieth anniversary collection edition.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs in 2 separate volumes (DVD) (approximately 220 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The infant Moses is set adrift on the Nile after Egypt's Pharoah lays down an edict condemning all first-born Hebrew males. Saved by the Pharoah's daughter, he is adopted and brought up as Egyptian royalty. When his Hebrew heritage is revealed, Moses is cast out of Egypt and into the desert, where he has a fateful encounter with God.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Language
English
Description
New Orleans is the target for the final thrust of the British in the War of 1812. General Andrew Jackson's (Charlton Heston) dependence on the help of pirate king Jean Lafitte (Yul Brynner) to repel the British is complicated by the Governor's daughter. This spectacular production supervised by Cecil B. DeMille, tells in sweeping action the little-known story of how a pirate turned the tide in America's favor in the War of 1812. Nominated for Best...
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1971.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (128 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
In 1865, pirates led by Captain Kongre (Yul Brynner) try to capture a lighthouse on Cape Horn. They kill two keepers, but the third (Kirk Douglas) escapes and carries on the battle against the pirates. This adventure story was adapted from Jules Verne's classic 1905 novel *The Lighthouse at the End of the World*.
6) Anastasia
Language
English
Description
An expatriate White Russian general sets in motion a grand hoax after he meets a destitute woman on the banks of the Seine River in Paris. He is amazed at her resemblance to Anastasia, the youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas of Russia, rumored to have somehow survived the Bolsheviks' execution of the Romanoff family in 1918. He trains her to impersonate the missing princess but soon begins to feel she may be the real Anastasia. Ultimately, the truth...
Publisher
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Balam is the son of the ruler of the Mayan people. When his father is killed in battle, Balam succeeds him as King and leads his followers out of Mexico to a coastal region. The Mayans' new home is already the province of Black Eagle.
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
An English governess is hired to teach the King of Siam's children, but ruins the country's traditions during her work. Bonus features include commentary, the story of The King and I, vintage stage excerpts, Movietone News, and much more.
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
The citizens of a small Mexican farming village hire seven gun fighters to defend them from a ruthless and exploitative group of bandits led by Calvera. As Calvera's next raid approaches, the peasants and the gun fighters work together to prepare to defend the village.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
Widescreen version ; fiftieth anniversary collection edition.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (DVD) (approximately 220 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The infant Moses is set adrift on the Nile after Egypt's Pharoah lays down an edict condemning all first-born Hebrew males. Saved by the Pharoah's daughter, he is adopted and brought up as Egyptian royalty. When his Hebrew heritage is revealed, Moses is cast out of Egypt and into the desert, where he has a fateful encounter with God.
12) The King and I
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
An English governess is hired to teach the King of Siam's children, but challenges the country's traditions during her work and forges an unusual and spellbinding friendship with the King.
13) Villa rides
Series
Publisher
Legend films
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in the turbulence of early 20th century Mexico, this movie chronicles the fights and flights of one of Mexico's favorite folk heroes.
14) Solomon & Sheba
Publisher
MGM DVD
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (142 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Shortly before his death in ancient Israel, King David has a vision from God telling him that his younger son Solomon should succeed him as king. His other son, Adonijah, is unhappy and vows to attain the throne. Meanwhile, the Egyptian Pharoah agrees to cede a Red Sea port to the Queen of Sheba if she can find a way to destroy Solomon, whose wisdom and benevolent rule is seen as a threat to more tyrannical monarchs in the region.
Series
Language
English
Description
The citizens of a small Mexican farming village hire seven gun fighters to defend them from a ruthless and exploitative group of bandits led by Calvera. As Calvera's next raid approaches, the peasants and the gun fighters work together to prepare to defend the village.
Publisher
Paramount DVD
Pub. Date
©2006
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (356 min.) : sound, color ; 12 cm
Language
English
Description
To escape the edict that condemned all first-born Hebrew males by Egypt's Pharoah, Rameses I, the infant Moses is set adrift on the Nile in a reed basket. Saved by the pharaoh's daughter Bithiah, he is adopted by her and brought up in the court of her brother, Pharaoh Seti. Moses gains Seti's favor and the love of the throne princess Nefertiri. He also gains the hatred of Seti's son, Rameses. When his Hebrew heritage is revealed, Moses is cast out...
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2008
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Brynner leads his band of gunslingers to rescue a poor Mexican village from the vicious outlaws who have been terrorizing the inhabitants.
18) Anastasia
Author
Language
English
Description
The classic tale of a suicidal amnesia victim chosen by Russian expatriates to impersonate Anastasia, the last surviving member of the Romanov dynasty and heiress to the Russian throne.
Publisher
Platinum Disc Corp
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 328 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The big combo: The story of Leonard Diamond, a police lieutenant obsessed with mob kingpen Mr. Brown -- because he's in love with Brown's girlfriend Susan Lowell.
Johnny One-Eye: Martin Martin, a major league racketeer, barely gives the D.A.'s men the slip when they come to arrest him for a five-year-old murder he and his ex-partner Dane Cory committed. When Martin realizes that Cory must have bargained with the D.A., he sets up a meeting to talk...
Publisher
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
Widescreen version; fiftieth anniversary edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (Blu-ray) (128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"Tired of being ravaged by an army of marauding bandits, the residents of a small Mexican village seek help from seven American gunfighters. The only problem? It's seven against 50"--Container.